JEE Main 20149 AprilOnline
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2014
- Date
- 9 April
- Mode
- Online
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
JEE Main 2014 · 9 April · Online · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
For the compounds CH 3 Cl, CH 3 Br, CH 3 I and CH 3 F, the correct...
For the compounds CH3Cl, CH3Br, CH3I and CH3F, the correct order of increasing C-halogen bond length is :
Options
- ACH3F < CH3Br < CH3Cl < CH3I
- BCH3F < CH3I < CH3Br < CH3Cl
- CCH3F < CH3Cl < CH3Br < CH3I
- DCH3Cl < CH3Br < CH3F < CH3I
Correct answer
C. CH3F < CH3Cl < CH3Br < CH3I
Step-by-step solution
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 . Hence, the correct order of increasing C-halogen bond length is
Or we can say that as the size of halogen increases C-halogen bond length also increases.