Why do we get isopropyl benzene on treating benzene with 1-chloropropane instead of n-propyl benzene?

This can be easily understood from the mechanism give below :

 

Thus according to above mechanism the formation of two type of carbocation is possible i.e 1o and 2o since the reaction take place through carbocation reaction intermedaite and we know that 2o carbocation is more stable than 1o . The expected major product  must be second one.  

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