MCQ
$C−X$ bond is strongest in:
  • A
    $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{Cl}$
  • B
    $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{Br}$
  • $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{~F}$
  • D
    $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{I}$

Answer

Correct option: C.
$\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{~F}$
The carbon$-$halogen bonds $($apart from the carbon$-$iodine bond$)$ are polar, because the electron pair is pulled closer to the halogen atom than the carbon.
This is because $($apart from iodine$)$ the halogens are more electronegative than carbon. The Carbon$-$Fluorine bond is strongest.

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