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Substitution and Elimination Reactions
Answer the following questions for this E2 reaction:
a. What is the rate expression for the reaction?
b. Draw the reaction profile for the reaction. Label all parts. Assume that the products are lower in energy than the reactants.
c. What is the effect on the
d. What is the effect on the rate of the reaction of halving the concentration of NaOH?
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