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Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their reactivity in nucleophilic addition reactions. (i) Ethanal, propanal, propanone, butanone

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Butanone lr propanone lr propanal lr ethanal
(Aldehydes are more reactive than ketones, Reactivity decreases with increases in size of alkyl groups)
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