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ChemistryJEE Main 22 Jan 2026, Shift 1·Q19·MCQ·Easy–moderate

Haloalkanes & Haloarenes · Haloarene versus haloalkane bond

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 bond has partial double bond character
  • (C)C – Cl bond is less polar
  • (D)C – 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 bond is formed using sp2^2 hybridised orbital of carbon.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  1. (1)A, C and E only
  2. (2)B, C and D only
  3. (3)A, D and E only
  4. (4)B, C and E only

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