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The dipole moment of CH3F is greater than that of CH3CCI.

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12 Years agoGrade upto college level
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Profile image of Deepak Patra
12 Years ago

False : The C – F distance is less than the C – CI, although the former involves more charge separation. However, here bond distance has more dominating effect causing dipole moment of CH3CI to be more than that of CH3F.