JEE Main Chemistry question

The compound with the maximum dipole moment among the following is:

(A)-dichlorobenzene
(B)-dichlorobenzene
(C)-dichlorobenzeneCorrect
(D)Carbon tetrachloride

Answer: (C)

Solution

For disubstituted benzene with two identical C–Cl dipoles (), the resultant is , where is the angle between the two C–Cl bond directions ( for ortho, for meta, for para).

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Question ID VK-133824