Could you explain why it undergoes SN2 more specifically, I didn't get why a good leaving group and a strong nucleophile cause a  2°alkyl halide to undergo SN2.

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Could you explain why it undergoes SN2 more specifically, I didn't get why a good leaving group and a strong nucleophile cause a  2°alkyl halide to undergo SN2.

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