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Why is tert-butyl chloride more likley to undergo substitution by an SN1 mechanism than by an SN2 mechanism?

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Why is tert-butyl chloride more likley to undergo substitution by an SN1 mechanism than by an SN2 mechanism?

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It is impossible for tert-butyl chloride to undergo SN2 not just unlikely. A nucleophile cannot attack from the opposite side of the leaving group.

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