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Given that the SN2 mechanism requires the nucleophile to force out the leaving group, what would...

Given that the SN2 mechanism requires the nucleophile to force out the leaving group, what would you expect the product ratio of alkyl bromide to alky chloride be when sulfuric acid is the solvent? Also given that the SN1 mechanism requires the nucleophile to react with an empty p orbital of a carbocation involving bond formation, what would you expect the product ratio of alkyl bromide to alky chloride be when sulfuric acid is the solvent?

R-Br > R-Cl or R-Br ≈ R-Cl or R-Br < R-Cl.

Based on the product distribution observed and what would be predicted by these questions, did the n-butyl alcohol reaction proceed by the SN1 or SN2 mechanism?

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