You are in the laboratory and are performing a nucleophilic substitution reaction. You do not know the structure of the starting material or product but are asked to determine whether the reaction proceeds via an SN1 or SN2 mechanism. Using your knowledge of general chemistry and your experience of organic chemistry so far, devise a method for solving the problem as to which mechanism is in operation in your reaction.

Let’s break down all the steps in the following SN1 reaction looking at the energy diagram: Step Breaking the C – LG bond. In this rate-determining step, a carbocation intermediateis formed: Step A nucleophilic attack.The carbocation is highly electron-deficient and the nucleophile attacks as a Lewis base usin…

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Explanation:

the number of protons in the nucleus of a given element. has slight luster and conducts electricity at high temperatures like metal.but like a nonmetal,boron is brittle and does not conduct electricity well at low temperatures. in graphite, carbon is a soft,brittle solid.it is reflective,ductile,or malleable.

the answer is c. nacl