Q: Given the two benzaldehyde derivatives below, which one will react faster (at the carbonyl carbon) with a nucleophile?
A		The left molecule because the fluoro group is electron-withdrawing, making its carbonyl carbon less electrophilic for addition by a nucleophile
B		The left molecule because the fluoro group is electron-donating, making its carbonyl carbon less electrophilic for addition by a nucleophile
C		The right molecule because the fluoro group is electron-withdrawing, making its carbonyl carbon more electrophilic for addition by a nucleophile
D		The right molecule because the fluoro group is electron-donating, making its carbonyl carbon more electrophilic for addition by a nucleophile

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