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The 1H NMR spectrum of propan-1-ol (CHX3CHX2CHX2OH\ce{CH3CH2CH2OH}) is obtained using CDClX3\ce{CDCl3} as solvent and TMS as reference. The spectrum displays four signals: a triplet at δ\delta 0.9 (integration 3H), a multiplet at δ\delta 1.5 (integration 2H), a triplet at δ\delta 3.6 (integration 2H), and a broad singlet at δ\delta 2.1 (integration 1H) which disappears when the sample is shaken with DX2O\ce{D2O}. Explain how each feature of the spectrum (chemical shift, integration, splitting pattern, and the DX2O\ce{D2O} exchange) allows you to assign each signal to a specific proton environment.

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