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Propan-1-ol and propan-2-ol are related as

Afunctional isomers
Bposition isomers
Cmetamers
Dchain isomers

Answer: B

Both are

C X_{3} H X_{8} O

alcohols with the same carbon skeleton; only the position of the -OH group changes (C-1 versus C-2). This is position isomerism.

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