Allyl chloride is hydrolysed more readily than $n-$propyl chloride. Why?

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(N/A) Allyl chloride $(CH_2=CH-CH_2Cl)$ undergoes hydrolysis more readily than $n-$propyl chloride $(CH_3-CH_2-CH_2Cl)$ because the carbocation formed from allyl chloride,which is the allyl carbocation $(CH_2=CH-CH_2^+)$,is stabilized by resonance.
The resonance structures are:
$[CH_2=CH-CH_2^+ \leftrightarrow ^+CH_2-CH=CH_2]$
In contrast,the carbocation formed from $n-$propyl chloride is a primary carbocation $(CH_3-CH_2-CH_2^+)$,which lacks such resonance stabilization,making it less stable and thus less reactive towards hydrolysis.

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