Q. Acetamide is

A) Highly acidic
B) Highly basic
C) Neutral
D) Amphoteric
Explanation

(d)
The acid amides are amphoteric in nature. In amides, the lone pair of electrons on N atom remains delocalised (in resonance) with (C=O) group.
$\therefore$ Amides are not much basic but infact they are amphoteric in nature.
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