Given that the nucleophilic substitution reaction used 5.0 mL of t-pentyl alcohol and 12.0 mL of conc. hydrochloric acid to produce t-pentyl chloride, what is the theoretical yield of t-pentyl chloride, in grams? Please report your answer to the correct number of significant figures; do not include units. IUPAC name of t-pentyl chloride is 2-chloro-2-methylbutane.

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Given that the nucleophilic substitution reaction used 5.0 mL of t-pentyl alcohol and 12.0 mL of conc. hydrochloric acid to produce t-pentyl chloride, what is the theoretical yield of t-pentyl chloride, in grams? Please report your answer to the correct number of significant figures; do not include units. IUPAC name of t-pentyl chloride is 2-chloro-2-methylbutane.

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