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Q. $ CHCl_3 $ is a polar solvent while $ CCl_4 $ is a non-polar solvent because $ CCl_4 $ has

J & K CETJ & K CET 2019Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

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The four bonds in $CCl_{4}$ are polar but the molecule is non- polar due to its symmertrical tetrahedral structure. Dipole moment in one direction gets cancelled by dipole moment in other direction and the net dipole moment is zero