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Assertion : Acid amides are weakly basic in nature.
Reason : Basic character of acid amides is due to lone electron pair on nitrogen atom.

A

If both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation for assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.

C

If assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.

D

If assertion and reason are both incorrect.

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The correct Answer is:
B
(b) Correct explanation. The lone electron pair on N atom is involved in conjugation with carbonyl group.
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