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(A) Among the carbonyl compounds, formal...

(A) Among the carbonyl compounds, formaldehyde is the most reactive towards addition.
(R) Electrophilicity of carbonyl carbon in formaldehyde is maximum.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C

(A) is true but (R) is false

D

Both (A) and (R) is false

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