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Which among the following compounds is obtained when ethane nitrile is acid hydrolysed?

Formic acid

Acetamide

Formamide

Acetic acid

Answer

Acetic acid

Explanation

Acetic acid is obtained when ethanenitrile is acid hydrolysed. The equation for the reaction can be written as:

$\underset{\text{Ethane nitrile}}{CH_{3}CN}+2H_2O \ce{ ->[H^{+}] } \underset{\text{Acetic acid}}{CH_{3}COOH}+NH_{4}Cl$

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