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Acetamide is:...

Acetamide is:

A

Highly acidic

B

Highly acidic

C

Neutral

D

Amphoteric

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D
In amides, lone pair of electrons of N-atom remain delocalized (in resonance) with C = O group, hence amides are not much basic and show amphoteric character.
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