Q.) How will you distinguish between methyl chloride and chloro benzene?

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Dear Student,
In chlorobenzene, chlorine is attached to benzene ring and cannot under go easy substitution when react with AgNO3 it will not ppt. as AgCl.

While in methyl chloride , Chlorine is attached to carbon chain and act as alkyl halide.It form AgCl when treated with AgNO3.

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