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In the discussion on relative reactivity of alkane hydrogens towards radical chlorination, we showed that the relative rate of 2 degrees to 1 degree hydrogen atom abstraction is 3.5: 1 for butane. Calculate the relative amounts of 1-chloropropane and 2-chloropropane obtained by the radical chlorination of propane, using this relative rate of reactivity.

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