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How carboxylic acids react with ammonia ?

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Carboxylic acid react with ammonia to give ammonium salt which gives amides on further heating.
Example. `underset("Acetic acid")(CH_(3)COOH)+NH_(3) to underset("Ammonium acetate")(CH_(6)COONH_(4)) overset(Delta)to underset("Acetamide")(CH_(3)CONH_(4))`
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  • Carboxylic acids on reduction with LiAlH_(4) give :

    A
    Alkanes
    B
    Alcohols
    C
    Alkenes
    D
    Aldehydes.
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    A
    Alkanes
    B
    Alcohols
    C
    Aldehydes
    D
    Alkenes.
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    A
    Amino methane
    B
    Methyl amine
    C
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    D
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