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Account for the following : (a) Alkyl ...

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?

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