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Given the Following Substitution Reaction, What Would Be the Effect

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Given the following substitution reaction, what would be the effect of changing the solvent from CH3OH to (CH3) 2S=O?
CH3(CH2) 5Br + NaOH as it goes to CH3(CH2) 5OH + Br?


A) The rate would decrease because SN2 reactions are favored by polar aprotic solvents.
B) The rate would increase because SN1 reactions are favored by polar protic solvents.
C) The rate would increase because SN2 reactions are favored by polar aprotic solvents.
D) The rate would decrease because SN1 reactions are favored by polar protic solvents.

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