the aldehyde and ketone undergo a number of nucleophillic addition reactions.Explain.
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DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF C=O GROUP WHENEVER A NUCLEOPHILE ATTACKS, THIS =BOND BREAKS AND C GETS A POSITIVE CHARGE WHILE O GETS A NEGATIVE CHARGE ..BY THIS WAY C+PROVIDES A NUCLEOPHILIC CENTRE.
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Yes they undergo many nucleophylic additions because in either of them (aldehyde or ketone) , the carbon atom which is double bonded to oxygen is electrophylic in nature as oxygen is more electronegative and pulls electrons from carbon making carbon atom more electrophylic in nature , hence always the opposite of electrophylic that is nucleophylic comes and attacks the electrophylic carbon in aldehyde or ketone and forms new bond.
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