Given the product distribution in Eq. 9.88, calculate the relative rate of abstraction (per hydrogen) of a tertiary and a primary hydrogen by a chlorine atom.

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CH3 H₂C-C-H + Cl₂ T CH3 isobutane (large excess) light 20 °C CH3 T CH₂Cl T H₂C-C-Cl + H₂C-C-H + H-CI (9.88) CH3 tert-butyl chloride (36% of product) T CH3 isobutyl chloride (64% of product)