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Today, August 18

Question

Carbon tetrachloride has no net dipole moment because of

A

its planar structure

B

its regular tetrahedral structure

C

similar sizes of carbon and chlorine atoms

D

similar electron affinities of carbon and chlorine

Answer

its regular tetrahedral structure

Explanation

Solution

$CCl_4$ has a regular tetrahedral shape.