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Q. Which of the following are arranged in the decreasing order of dipole moment

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

Due to much smaller size of F than Cl, the dipole moment (i.e., product of charge and distance) of $CH_3F$ is lower than that of $CH_3Cl$. Thus, option (b) is correct.