Statement – I : Reaction of carbonyl compounds with pure HCN is lowStatement – II : Base reacts with HCN and generates a strong nucleophile CN-

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Statement – I : Reaction of carbonyl compounds with pure HCN is low

Statement – II : Base reacts with HCN and generates a strong nucleophile CN^-

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Both statement – I and statement – II are true

Statement – I is true and statement – II is false

Statement – I is false and statement – II is true

Both statement – I and statement – II are false

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HCN being a weak electrolyte cannot generate a nucleophile.

In basic medium, $HCN + {OH}^{-} \to {CN}^{-} + H_{2} O;$

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