In alkaline hydrolysis of a tertiary alkyl halides by aqueous alkali,

In alkaline hydrolysis of a tertiary alkyl halide by aqueous alkali, if concentration of alkali is doubled , then the reaction rate at constant temperature

Options

(a) will be doubled
(b) will remain constant
(c) will be halved
(d) will be tripled

Correct Answer:

will remain constant

Explanation:

Tertiary alkyl halides undergo S(N)1 mechanism. Here the rate depends only on the concentration of the substrate..

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