-How Does Doubling the Concentration of Both the Alkyl Halide

question 68

Multiple Choice

$$\mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } \mathrm { Br } + \mathrm { HO }^ { \ominus } \longrightarrow \mathrm { CH } _ { 3 } \mathrm { OH } + \mathrm { Br }^ { \ominus }$$
-How does doubling the concentration of both the alkyl halide and the nucleophile in the above S_N2 reaction affect the rate of the reaction?

• A) no change
• B) doubles the rate
• C) triples the rate
• D) quadruples the rate
• E) rate is halved

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