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JEE Main 2014Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Question with Solution

JEE Main 2014 (09 Apr Online)

Question

For the compounds CH3Cl, CH3Br, CH3I and CH3F, the correct order of increasing C-halogen bond length is :

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Correct answer
CCH​3F < CH3Cl < CH3Br < CH3I

Step-by-step explanation

C-halogen bond length totally depends on the electronegativity difference between Carbon and halogen. The more the difference and the less is the bond length. The electronegativity order of halogens is I<Br<Cl<F. Hence, the correct order of increasing C-halogen bond length is CH3F<CH3Cl<CH3Br<CH3I.

Or we can say that as the size of halogen increases C-halogen bond length also increases.

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