Was this some psychological mechanism?

The following: I am currently in a psychiatric hospital due to a tic disorder with comorbid obsessive-compulsive disorder. One night, when I was having very severe tic attacks again (which feel really horrible because I'm pushed to my limits in terms of strength, have to hold my breath and hurt myself physically) and couldn't get…

How do I recognize an SN1 reaction and how do I formulate the corresponding mechanism?

Hello, I don't quite understand this problem :/ How do I know that 2-methyl-2-propanol (tert-butanol) reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce this product? I know this is a typical SN1 reaction. But I don't quite understand how I can reliably identify an SN1 reaction and formulate its mechanism. It's really important that I understand…