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 :

Question

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 :

Both Statement I and Statement are true.

Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

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