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Why n-butane undergoes chlorination at `25^(@)C` in the presence of light to form 72% 2-chlorobutane and 28% 1-chlorobutane?

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1-chlorobutane`//`2-chlorobutane = (no. Of `1^(@)`H-atoms `-: "no" 2^(@)H` -atoms) `xx` ( reactivity of `1^(@)H-:` reactivity of `2^(@)H`) `=(6//4) xx (1//3.8)=(6//15.2)=28%//72%`
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