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Reactivity of aldehydes and ketone is ma...

Reactivity of aldehydes and ketone is mainly due to

A

dipole moment

B

polarisation

C

polarisation due to dipole moment

D

bond angle

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The correct Answer is:
C

Carboyl group is polar group. This creates dipole moment for the group, which facilitates nucleophilic and electrophilic reaction.
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