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A primary alkyl halide would prefer to undergo :-

A

`S_(N)1` reaction

B

`S_(N)2` reaction

C

`alpha` - Elimination

D

Racemisation

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B
Due to less Steric hinderance, the incoming nucleophile will attack from opposite side of leaving group resulting in inversion of configuration if a substrate is chiral.
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