On heating acetamide in presence of $P_{2} O_{5}$ . Which of the following is formed?

Ammonium acetate

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Acetonitrile

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N H_{3}

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Methylamines

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Solution

The correct option is B Acetonitrile
$C H_{3} C O N H_{2} A c e t a m i d e P_{2} O_{5} \to C H_{3} - C A c e t o n i t r l e \equiv N + H_{2} O$

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