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aldehydes n ketones contain a carbonyl group in which carbon is attached to an oxygen with a double bond. The carbon is less electronegative than oxygen therefore carbon acts as an electrophile and oxygen acts an a nucleophile. That is carbon is partially positively charged n oxygen is partially negatively charged. Hence aldehydes n ketones are polar compounds

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