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Secondary butyl chloride will undergo alkaline hydrolysis in the polar solvent by the mechanism

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SN2
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SN1
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SN1 and SN2
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is B SN1
SN1 mechanism is favored by polar solvents like water, in which the rate of the reaction only depends on the concentration of the alkyl halide.

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