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Which is given more priority- Chlorine or Bromine and why?

Which is given more priority- Chlorine or Bromine and why?

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3 Answers

Vaishal Shah
50 Points
12 years ago

Bromine as per alphabetical order.

Parshant Kaushik
18 Points
12 years ago

Chlorine because it has smaller size and hance more electronegativity than bromine

TOUFIQ MOHAMMED
29 Points
12 years ago

If Bromine and Chlorine are present in the same chain along with the substituients then lowest sum rule is followed and while writing the IUPAC name Bromine is written first by following alphabetical rule.

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