Cyanide group on hydrolysis give:

acid

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acetamide

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amine

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hydrate

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Solution

The correct option is A acid
$R C N C y a n i d e H_{2} O - - \to R C O N H_{2} A m i d e H_{2} O - - \to R C O O H A c i d + N H_{3} A m m o n i a$
$∴$ Hydrolysis of cyanide results in formation of acid.

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