Out of chlorobenzene and benzyl chloride, which one gets easily hydrolysed by aqueous NaOH and why?

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Benzyl chloride is easily hydrolysed by aqueous NaOH due to the formation of resonance stabilised carbocation.

Benzyl carbocation is highly stable due to resonance.

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Out of chlorobenzene and benzyl chloride, which one gets easily hydrolysed by aqueous NaOH and why?

Benzyl chloride is easily hydrolysed by aqueous NaOH due to the formation of resonance stabilised carbocation. Benzyl carbocation is highly stable due to resonance.

Benzyl chloride is easily hydrolysed by aqueous NaOH due to the formation of resonance stabilised carbocation.

Benzyl carbocation is highly stable due to resonance.