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JEE Main 2026 — 22 January, Morning Shift — Question 64

As compared with chlorocyclohexane, which of the following statements correctly apply to chlorobenzene?

A. The magnitude of negative charge is more on chlorine atoms

B. The C−Cl\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{Cl} bond has partial double bond character

C. C−Cl\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{Cl} bond is less polar

D. C−Cl\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{Cl} bond is longer due to repulsion between delocalised electrons of the aromatic ring and lone pairs of electrons of chlorine.

E. The C−Cl\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{Cl} bond is formed using sp2\mathrm{sp}^{2} hybridised orbital of carbon.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. Option A:

    A, C and E only

  2. Option B:

    B, C and D only

  3. Option C:

    A, D and E only

  4. Option D:

    B, C and E only

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

Chlorocylohexane is more polar due to -I effect of -Cl, Whereas chlorobenzene has −I>+M-\mathrm{I}>+\mathrm{M}, so it is less polar & also has partial double bond character.

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Paper
22 January, Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Aromatic Compounds
Topic
Chemical Properties of Arenes - Non-EAS Reactions

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