Methane is the first member of alkane, when it is treated with excess of chlorine in the presence of diffused sunlight forms carbon tetrachloride. Draw the appropriate structural formula of carbon tetrachloride and state the type of bond present in it.

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The structural formula for carbon tetrachloride is:

All the bonds present in carbon tetrachloride are covalent bonds.

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Methane is the first member of alkane, when it is treated with excess of chlorine in the presence of diffused sunlight forms carbon tetrachloride. Draw the appropriate structural formula of carbon tetrachloride and state the type of bond present in it.

The structural formula for carbon tetrachloride is: All the bonds present in carbon tetrachloride are covalent bonds.

The structural formula for carbon tetrachloride is:

All the bonds present in carbon tetrachloride are covalent bonds.