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

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

KEAMKEAM 2011Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

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In alkaline hydrolysis of tertiary halide by aqueous alkali, if concentration of alkali is doubled, then the reaction will remain constant because t-alkyl halides with aqueous alkali give $S_{N} 1$ reaction and the rate of $S_{N} 1$ reaction is not based upon the concentration of nucleophile (i.e., alkali).