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Answer
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Solution
As per NCERT, carboxylic acids react with ammonia to give ammonium salts, which on further heating at high temperature give amides. Phthalic acid gives phthalamide, which on strong heating loses ammonia to form phthalimide.
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The major product is phthalimide.
Answer: (4)