`CH_(3)CI` undergoes hydrolysis more easily than `C_(6)H_(5)CI`. Explain.

Explanation

Unshared electron - pair on chlorine atom in chlorobenzene becomes involved in resonance interaction with the `pi` - electrons of benzene ring. As a result, C - CI bond assumes some double bond character. Thus the C - CI bond becomes much stronger and so the displacement of chlorine atom from the ring become diffcult, i.e., the compound does not undergo hydrolysis easily.

On the order hand, the C - CI bond in `CH_(3) - CI` gets no opportunity to assume double bond character. So, it undergoes hydrolysis readily under ordinary conditions.
`underset("Methyl chloride")(CH_(3)-CI+)NaOHoverset(Delta)tounderset("Methyl alcohol")(CH_(3)OH)+NaCI`