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Many nucleophilic addition reactions of aldehydes and ketones are catalyzed by acid or base. Bases catalyze hydration by:
  a.
  making the carbonyl group more electrophilic
  b.
  shifting the equilibrium of the reaction
  c.
  making the carbonyl group less electrophilic
  d.
  converting the water to hydroxide ion, a much better nucleophile
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