For the compounds CH 3 Cl, CH 3 Br, CH 3 I and CH 3 F, the correct order of increasing C-halogen bond length…
- CH3F < CH3Br < CH3Cl < CH3I
- CH3F < CH3I < CH3Br < CH3Cl
- CH3F < CH3Cl < CH3Br < CH3I
- CH3Cl < CH3Br < CH3F < CH3I
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.
Asked in: JEE Main 2014 (09 Apr Online)