$H C N$ undergoes nucleophilic addition reaction to give product of :

hydrogen cyanide

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hydroxynitrile.

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hydroxyl amine

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all of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B hydroxynitrile.
The product of the nucleophilic addition of hydrogen cyanide is a hydroxynitrile i.e a cyanohydrin.
Example: $C H_{3} - C H O + H C N \to C H_{3} - C H O H - C N$

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