alleryStart learning →The C-X bond in an alkyl halide is
APolar covalent
BPurely ionic bond
CNon-polar covalent
DCoordinate bond
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Polar covalent
Halogens are more electronegative than carbon, so the shared pair is displaced towards X.
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