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why the dipole moment of methylchloride is greater than methyl fluoride?

why the dipole moment of methylchloride is greater than methyl fluoride?

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deepak kumar singh AskiitiansExpert-IITM
16 Points
13 years ago

DEAR RAKHI SAWANT

THE BOND LENGHT OF C-Cl  BOND IS GREATER THAN C-F bond: :1.78 Aoand 1.39Ao respectivily.

so the dipole moment of methyl cloride becomes greater than methyl fluoride, because

dipole moment = (charge) χ (distance between the charges)

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Girish
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7 years ago
What is the increasing order of dipole moment of the following:-I)CH3F, CH3CL, CH3BR, CH3IIi)CH3BR, C2H5Cl, C2H4Cl2, CH2Cl2, CHCl3, CCl4PLEASE REPLY TO MY QUESTION ....WITH REASONS...THANKYOU

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