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The dipole moment of o-dichlorobenzene is . Assuming only two equal C-Cl bond dipoles in the plane of the ring (directions apart in ortho, in meta), the dipole moment of m-dichlorobenzene is closest to

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: A

Ortho: , so . Meta: .
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