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Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their reactivity in nucleophilic addition reactions.
(i) Ethanal, Propanal, Propanone, Butanone.
(ii) Benzaldehyde, p-Tolualdehyde, p-Nitrobenzaldehyde, Acetophenone.

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(i)`" Butanone "lt"Propanone" lt" Propanal" lt" Ethanal"`
(ii)`" Acetophenone "lt" p-Tolualdehyde , Benzaldehyde "lt" p-Nitrobenzaldehyde."`
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