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Interhalogen compounds
Question

Charge distribution in iodine monochloride is best represented as

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Solution

Since chlorine is more electronegative than iodine, the bond pair of electrons in I−Cl is attracted more towards chlorine. Hence, chlorine develops partial negative charge and iodine develops partial positive charge.

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