Aldehydes are usually more reactive<span> toward nucleophilic substitutions </span>than<span> ketones because of both steric and electronic effects. In aldehydes, the relatively small hydrogen atom is attached to one side of the carbonyl group, while a larger R group is affixed to the other side.</span>
Ionic Equation:
H⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq) + Na⁺(aq) + CHO₂⁻(aq) → HCHO₂(aq) + Na⁺(aq) + Cl⁻(aq)
Net ionic equation:
H⁺(aq) + CHO₂⁻(aq) → HCHO₂(aq)
Shale actually forms in the part of the rock cycle called compaction.
