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Carbon tetrachloride has no net dipole m...

Carbon tetrachloride has no net dipole moment because of

A

its planar structure

B

its regular tetrahedral structure

C

similar sizes of carbon and chlorine atoms

D

similar electrons affinities of carbon and chlorine

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