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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

IN R-F AND R-Cl R-Cl HAVE GREATER DIPOLE MOMENT according to TOGETHER WITH, is this is right if so then why.

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15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of vikas askiitian expert
15 Years ago

florine is more electronegative than chlorine...

dipole moment depends upon distance bw ions ,so in R-F ,distance bw R & F is less due to

high electronegativity of florine and so its dipole moment is lesser than R-Cl..