BRAINCAKEBond Polarity
Halogens are more electronegative than carbon, so the carbon-halogen bond in a halogenoalkane is a polar bond. The halogen atom pulls the bonding pair of electrons towards itself and gains a partial negative charge (δ-), leaving the carbon atom with a partial positive charge (δ+).
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