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Ethyl radical can "radical couple" with chlorine radical to give chloroethane.

This is a side reaction - and a termination step - in the chlorination of methane.
CH3CH2•
  +  
Cl•
        
CH3CH2Cl
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Ethyl radical     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chlorine radical     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Chloroethane     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: AS
Radical Coupling

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