Rank the following in order of increasing polarity: CH2Cl2, CF2Cl2, CH2Br2, CBr4

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Rank the following in order of increasing polarity: CH2Cl2,CF2Cl2, CH2Br2, CBr4

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All of your molecules have tetrahedral geometry The electronegativity series for the elements you have is FClBrCH So all CX bonds where X is FClBr have a partial charge on X and a positive on C while the CH bond    See Answer
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