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(a) Explain why aldehydes undergo nucleophilic addition reactions more readily than ketones?
(b) Arrange the following in increasing order of reactivity towards nucleophilic addition: HCHO, `CH_(3)CHO,CH_(3)COCH_(3)`.

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