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If the bond length of C-Cl bond in chloromethane is 178pm, what will be the probable bond length of C-Br bond in bromomethane? |
139pm 156pm 178pm 193pm |
193pm |
The size of Cl atom is smaller than the size of Br atom as the latter appears lower than Cl in the halogen group. Hence, the carbon-halogen bond length of C-Br must be bigger than that of C-Cl, i.e., 178pm, therefore it must be 193pm. |