MHT CET Chemistry question

A set of compounds in which the reactivity of halogen atom in the ascending order is

(A)Chlorobenzene, vinyl chloride, chloroethaneCorrect
(B)Chloroethane, chlorobenzene, vinyl chloride
(C)Vinyl chloride, chlorobenzene, chloroethane
(D)Vinyl chloride, chloroethane, chlorobenzene

Answer: (A)

Solution

Chloroethane (C-Cl on carbon) is by far the most reactive and so comes last, while the two -bonded halides, chlorobenzene and vinyl chloride, are very unreactive, with

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