Help. On standing in 17O-labeled water, both formaldehyde and its hydrate are found to have  incorporated the 17O isotope of oxygen. Suggest a reasonable explanation for this observation.

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Help. On standing in 17O-labeled water, both formaldehyde and its hydrate are found to have  incorporated the 17O isotope of oxygen. Suggest a reasonable explanation for this observation. 

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