Consider the following experimental data for the rate of the reaction given below:
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(CH3)3CI + CH3OH -> (CH3)2C=CH2 + CH3OH2+ + I-
Experiment #1 [Alkyl Halide] [Base] Rate
1 0.01 0.01 1
2 0.02 0.01 2
3 0.01 0.02 1
What is the mechanism for the reaction?
A) first order, SN1
B) first order, SN2
C) first order, E1
D) first order, E2
E) none of the above