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Which of the following statements about benzyl chloride is incorrect ?

A

it is less reactive than alkyl halides

B

it can beoxidised to benzaldehyde by boiling with copper nitrate solution

C

it is a lachrymatory liquid and answers Beilstein's test

D

it gives a white precipitate with alcoholic silver nitrate

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A
`C_(6)H_(5)-CH_(2)Cl` (benzyl chloride) is as reactive as allyl halide as the halogen in both cases is bonded with `sp^(3)` carbon atom and both of them are more reactive than alkyl halide.
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