Number of optical isomers possible for 2-chlorobutane $\_\_\_\_$ .\

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(2) : Number of optical isomers for 2 -chlorobutane is 2 .\ Number of optical isomers is given by the formula $2^{n}$. Where $n$ is number of chiral carbon.\ Here, $n=1$,\ $	herefore 2^{n}=2^{1}=2$\