Given below are two statements : Statement I : The nucleophilic addition of sodium hydrogen sulphite to an aldehyde or a ketone involves proton transfer to form a stable ion. Statement II : The nucleo

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Given below are two statements :

Statement $I$ : The nucleophilic addition of sodium hydrogen sulphite to an aldehyde or a ketone involves proton transfer to form a stable ion.

Statement $II$ : The nucleophilic addition of hydrogen cyanide to an aldehyde or a ketone yields amine as final product.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

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The nucleophilic addition of hydrogen cyanide to an aldehyde or a ketone yields cyanohydrin as final product.

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