Explain why chlorobenzene is less reactive than benzyl chloride.

Explain why chlorobenzene is less reactive than ethyl chloride.

Why chlorobenzene is less reactive than alkyl chloride towards nuclecphilic substitution reaction?

Explain why Nitrogen is much less reactive than phosphorus.

Explain why p-Nitroaniline is less basic than aniline.

Explain why aldehydes are more reactive than ketones.

Explain why Ethanol is less acidic than phenol.

Account for the following : (a) Alkyl halides prefer to undergo dehydrohalogenation in the presence of a strong base such as Na metal instead of undergoing Wurtz reaction. (b) Allyl chloride is more reactive than the n-propyl chloride towards nucleophilic substitution reaction. Explain why?

Why aryl halides are less reactive than alkyl halides?