Arrange the following compounds in decreasing order of reactivity towards nucleophilic addition reaction:
$I: HCHO$
$II: CH_3CHO$
$III: CH_3COCH_3$
$IV: PhCOCH_3$

  • A
    $I > II > III > IV$
  • B
    $I > II > IV > III$
  • C
    $IV > III > II > I$
  • D
    $II > III > IV > I$

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