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Which one of the following has the highest dipole moment?(1) CH,CI, (11) CHCI, (111) CCI, |
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Answer» CCl4 is a symmetrical molecule. Therefore, the dipole moments of all FOUR C-Cl bonds cancel each other. Hence, its resultant dipole moment is ZERO. As shown in the above figure, in CHCl3, the resultant of dipole moments of two C-Cl bonds is opposed by the resultant of dipole moments of one C-H BOND and one C-Cl bond. Since the resultant of one C-H bond and one C-Cl bond dipole moments is smaller than two C-Cl bonds, the opposition is to a small extent. As a RESULT, CHCl3 has a small dipole moment of 1.08 D.On the other hand, in case of CH2Cl2, the resultant of the dipole moments of two C-Cl bonds is strengthened by the resultant of the dipole moments of two C-H bonds. As a result, CH2Cl2 has a higher dipole moment of 1.60 D than CHCl3 i.e., CH2Cl2 has the highest dipole moment.Hence, the given COMPOUNDS can be arranged in the increasing order of their dipole moments as:CCl4 < CHCl3 < CH2Cl2 |
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