Which one of the following having zero dipole moment?

{C C l}_{4}

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C H_{3} C l

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C H_{3} F

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{C H C l}_{3}

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Solution

The correct option is B ${C C l}_{4}$

the 4 C-Cl bonds in $C C l_{4}$ are oriented to point at the vertices of a regular tetrahedron, and they cancel each other out exactly, so $C C l_{4}$ has zero dipole moment.

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