Carbon tetrachloride has no dipole moment, because

Question

Carbon tetrachloride has no dipole moment, because (A) similar sizes of carbon and chlorine atoms (B) it is symmetrical tetrahedral structure (C) it is planar structure (D) none of the above

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Due to symmetrical tetrahedral structure, the dipole moment of one C - Cl bond in CCl 4 is cancelled by opposite C - Cl bond. Thus a molecule has polar bonds but zero dipole moment.

Q. Carbon tetrachloride has no dipole moment, because

similar sizes of carbon and chlorine atoms

it is symmetrical tetrahedral structure

it is planar structure

none of the above

Due to symmetrical tetrahedral structure, the dipole moment of one $C - Cl$ bond in $CC l_{4}$ is cancelled by opposite $C - Cl$ bond. Thus a molecule has polar bonds but zero dipole moment.

Q. Carbon tetrachloride has no dipole moment, because

similar sizes of carbon and chlorine atoms

it is symmetrical tetrahedral structure

it is planar structure

none of the above

Due to symmetrical tetrahedral structure, the dipole moment of one C−Cl bond in CCl4​ is cancelled by opposite C−Cl bond. Thus a molecule has polar bonds but zero dipole moment.

Due to symmetrical tetrahedral structure, the dipole moment of one $C - Cl$ bond in $CC l_{4}$ is cancelled by opposite $C - Cl$ bond. Thus a molecule has polar bonds but zero dipole moment.