Which of the following best explains why SN1 reactions involving a neutral reactant are faster in polar solvents?
A) The reactant is more soluble in polar solvents.
B) The reactant is less soluble in polar solvents.
C) The nucleophile is solvated by polar solvents.
D) Solvation by polar solvents stabilizes the carbocation more than it stabilizes the transition state.
E) Solvation by polar solvents stabilizes the transition statemore than it stabilizes the neutral reactant.
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