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  4. Statement 1: Acetamide has more polar > C = O group than ethyl acetoacetate. Statement 2: NH2 is more electron donating than OC2H5

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Q. Statement 1: Acetamide has more polar $> C = O$ group than ethyl acetoacetate.
Statement 2: $NH_2$ is more electron donating than $OC_2H_5$

Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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As $- NH_2$ is more basic than $RO^{-}$ hence acetamide has more polar group than $OC_2H_5$ group in ethyl acetoacetate. Hence assertion and reason both are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.