Given below are two statements:
Consider the following reaction
Statement (I): In the case of formaldehyde
is about 2280 , due to small substituents, hydration is faster.
Statement (II) : In the case of trichloro acetaldehyde 
K is about 2000 due to -I effect of -Cl .
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer form the options given below;
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is for HCHO
is for chloral
Both data is given in clayden and warren book. 
because HCHO and chloral are more electrophilic.
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