Question

The reactivity of ethyl chloride is.

• A. More or less equal to that of benzyl chloride
• B. More than that of benzyl chloride
• C. More or less equal to that of chlorobenzene
• D. Less than that of chlorobenzene

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

More than that of benzyl chloride

Answer 2

$\underset{\text{more reactive}}{C_{2}H_{5} - Cl} > \underset{\text{less reactive}}{C_{6}H_{5} - CH_{2} - Cl}$