Second smallest element in array (C Programming)

The following program I scribbled, for finding the second smallest number in an integer array in C program.
The logic? Simple and childish !!!
  1. Get the length
  2. Get the array contents
  3. Find the smallest number in the array with a for loop
  4. Again loop through the elements to find number which is smaller than the rest of the elements but greater than the smallest element you just found.
  5. There !! you found the second smallest number !!!


The c program: 
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#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
 int xArray[10];
 int Length;
 int smallInt;
 int i,j,l;
 int xSecodSmall;
 
 printf("Enter the number of elements min(1) max(2):\t");
 
 
 Length=11;
 
 scanf("%d",&Length);
 
 while (Length > 10 | Length < 2)
 {
  printf("\nEnter a number within 2 and 10:\t");
  scanf("%d",&Length);
 }
 
 for (i = 0; i < Length; i++)
    {
  printf("\nNumber %d\t",(i+1));
  scanf("%d",&xArray[i]);
 }
 
 smallInt = xArray[0];
 
 for (j = 0; j < Length; j++)
    {
        if (smallInt > xArray[j])
        {
            smallInt = xArray[j];
        }

    }
 printf("\nSmallest integer: %d",smallInt);

 xSecodSmall = xArray[0];

    for (l = 0; l < Length; l++)
    {
        if (xArray[l] < xSecodSmall  & xArray [l] > smallInt)
        {
            xSecodSmall = xArray[l];
        }
  else if(xArray[l] == xSecodSmall & l == 0 )
  {
   xSecodSmall = xArray[1];
  }

    }

 printf("\nSecond smallest integer: %d",xSecodSmall);
 
 return 0;
}

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