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Addition of ethanol aqueous, to the benzyl chloride does not increase the rate of the
hydrolysis but changes only the composition of the final products. This indicates that the reaction is proceeding through:

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SN1 mechanism
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SN2 mechanism
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SE1 mechanism
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SE2 mechanism
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Solution

The correct option is A SN1 mechanism
Rate of SN1 reactions depends only on one reactant and rate of SN2 reactions depends on both reactants.
here reaction's rate is depending only on one reactant so it follows SN1 mechanism.

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