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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
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.$\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{O}$ is a polar covalent compound due to electronegativity difference between carbon and oxygen. Carbon of
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becomes partially positively charged and oxygen becomes partially negative charged and therefore show nucleophilic addition reaction to the electrophilic carbonyl carbon.

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