A single enantiomer of a secondary halogenoalkane was hydrolysed and the products analysed

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Problem

A single enantiomer of a secondary halogenoalkane was hydrolysed and the products analysed. It was found that the mixture contained 16 % of one enantiomer and 84 % of the other. Calculate the proportion of molecules that reacted via an SN1\text{S}_{\text{N}}1 mechanism and the proportion that reacted via an SN2\text{S}_{\text{N}}2 mechanism.

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