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Grade 11AIIMS MBBS

Correct order of dipole moment in:
(1) CHCl3, CH2Cl2, CH3Cl
(2) Ch3F, CH3Cl
Explain.

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(2) In second part, C-F bond though has greater polarity, but the bond length is shorter than C-Cl and thus dipole moment is greater in CH3Cl