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Carbon tetrachloride has no net dipole m...

Carbon tetrachloride has no net dipole moment because of

A

similar electron affinites of C and Cl

B

its regular tetrahedral geometry

C

its planar geometry

D

similar sizes of C and Cl atoms

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The correct Answer is:
B
In `C Cl_4`, four bond dipoles of equal magnitude are directed toward the corners of a regular tetrahedral geometry, the four bond dipoles cancel each other.
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