Fluorine Is More Electronegative Than Chlorine Yet the Carbon-Fluorine Bond

question 117

Essay

Fluorine is more electronegative than chlorine yet the carbon-fluorine bond in CH₃-F is shorter than CH₃-Cl.Explain.

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