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N-Methylethanamide, , is boiled with dilute aqueous HCl. The products are

  1. Aethanoyl chloride and methylamine
  2. Bethanoic acid and methylammonium chloride,
  3. Cethanamide and methanol
  4. Dethanol and methylamine

Answer: B

Acid hydrolysis cleaves the amide C-N bond. The carbonyl part becomes ethanoic acid, and the amine part is protonated under the acidic conditions to the methylammonium salt.
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