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The rate of an SN1 reaction depends on the concentration of what?
ABoth reactants equally
BOnly the nucleophile
COnly the alkyl halide
DNucleophile and solvent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Only the alkyl halide
The slow ionisation step involves only the alkyl halide, so the kinetics are first order in it.
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