Explain why chlorobenzene is less reactive than ethyl chloride.

Explain why chlorobenzene is less reactive than benzyl chloride.

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

Explain why Nitrogen is much less reactive than phosphorus.

Why dipolemoment of chlorobenzene is lower than that of cyclohexyl chloride ?

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?

Explain why aldehydes are more reactive than ketones.

Explain why Ethanol is less acidic than phenol.

Why aryl halides are less reactive than alkyl halides?