CHEMISTRY · Single correct · A Level · Chemistry · Bonding · Bonding
Problem
Chlorine has a Pauling electronegativity of 3.0. Rank the following single bonds by the MAGNITUDE of their bond dipole moments, from SMALLEST to LARGEST: Cl–N, Cl–Br, Cl–I, Cl–O, Cl–F.
Which option gives the correct order?
(a) Cl–Br < Cl–N < Cl–I < Cl–O < Cl–F
(b) Cl–N < Cl–I < Cl–Br < Cl–O < Cl–F
(c) Cl–N < Cl–Br < Cl–O < Cl–I < Cl–F
(d) Cl–N < Cl–Br < Cl–I < Cl–O < Cl–F