Identify which of the following statements about the mechanism is correct.
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Problem
Identify which of the following statements about the SN2 mechanism is correct.
(1) Hydrolysis of an optically pure single enantiomer will produce a racemic mixture of two optically active products.
(2) The rate of hydrolysis of 1-chloropropane is faster than the hydrolysis of 1-bromopropane.
(3) The reaction occurs in a single step.
(4) The halogenoalkane acts as the nucleophile.