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Question: Select the keyword or phrase that will best complete each sentence. Key terms: Alkyl halides undergo

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Key terms: Alkyl halides undergo substitution reactions with nucleophiles. Strong nucleophiles favor the mechanism. mechanism over the carbocation An SN1 mechanism forms a carbocation as a reactive intermediate and the mechanism has two steps. elimination nucleophile Protic solvents favor mechanism and aprotic solvents favor the one step reactions proceed with racemization at a single stereogenic center substitution three steps Increasing alkyl substitution favors an decreasing alkyl substitution favors an mechanism while mechanism. two steps A carbocation is a positively charged carbon atom.