Why arrival halide are less reactive than alkyl halide

Aryl halides are less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reaction as compared to alkyl halide due to

The formation of less stable carbene

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Longer carbon halogen bond

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$s{p}^2$ -hybridised carbon bonded to halogen

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Aryl halides are less reactive than alkyl halides towards nucleophilic substitution reaction because of

formation of less stable carbonium ion

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