Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

Dichlorodifluoromethane, $\text{CCl}_2\text{F}_2$, has been used in aerosol propellants and as a refrigerant. Which statement best explains the chemical inertness of dichlorodifluoromethane?

  • AAll fluorine compounds are non-flammable.
  • BFluorine is highly electronegative.
  • CThe carbon-fluorine bond energy is large.
  • DThe carbon-fluorine bond has a low polarity.

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