Formation of cyanohydrin from a ketone is an example of

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Formation of cyanohydrin from a ketone is an example of (A) electrophilic addition (B) nucleophilic addition (C) nucleophilic substitution (D) electrophilic substitution

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/a07e5856e734e83e9303ba446603a88b-.png" /> (Thus, it is an example of nucleophilic addition because the attacking species is a nucleophile).

Q. Formation of cyanohydrin from a ketone is an example of

electrophilic addition

nucleophilic addition

nucleophilic substitution

electrophilic substitution

(Thus, it is an example of nucleophilic addition because the attacking species is a nucleophile).