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Physical Properties of Alkenes

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distinguish between chlorobenzene benzyl chloride?

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Chlorobenzene and benzyl chloride has chemical formula C₆H₅Cl and C₆H₅CH₂Cl respectively. They can be distinguished by silver nitrate test. Silver nitrate gives white precipitate of silver chloride with benzylchloride while no precipitate obtained with chlorobenzene.
C₆H₅CH₂Cl + AgNO₃ → AgCl ↓
C₆H₅Cl + AgNO₃ → No reaction

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