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The rate constant is a numerical value that represents the speed of a chemical reaction, specifically how quickly reactants are converted to products in a given reaction. In the context of SN2 reactions in organic chemistry, it helps determine the rate at which an alkyl halide undergoes nucleophilic substitution.

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