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Carbon tetrachloride has no net dipole moment because of ________.

A

its planar structure

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B

its regular tetrahedral structure

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C

similar sizes of carbon and chlorine atoms

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D

similar electron affinities of carbon and chlorine

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Solution

The correct option is B its regular tetrahedral structure
$C C l_{4}$ has a regular tetrahedral structure whose net dipole moment is nullified and is zero.

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