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Which halide gives a white precipitate fastest with alcoholic at room temperature?

  1. Abenzyl chloride,
  2. B
  3. C1-chlorobutane
  4. Dchloroethene

Answer: A

Ionisation of is needed. Benzyl chloride forms a resonance-stabilised benzyl carbocation easily, so appears at once. Chlorobenzene and chloroethene have partial double-bond character in and do not react, and 1-chlorobutane reacts only on warming.
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