Chapter 11: 44aE (page 350)
What effect would you expect the following changes to have on the rate of the reaction of ethanol with 2-iodo-2-methyl butane?
(a) The concentration of the halide is tripled.
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Chapter 11: 44aE (page 350)
What effect would you expect the following changes to have on the rate of the reaction of ethanol with 2-iodo-2-methyl butane?
(a) The concentration of the halide is tripled.

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