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Which of the following has the highest dipole moment?

  1. CH2CI2
  2. CHCI3
  3. CCI4

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Dipole moment of CH2CI2 (1.60 D) is the highest. The dipole moment of CCI4 is zero while that of CHCI3 is 1.03 D. The dipolement of CHCI3 is less than that of CH2CI2 because the bond dipole of third C-CI bond opposes the resultant of bond dipoles of the other two C-CI bonds.

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