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Carbon tetrachloride has no net dipole moment because of

A

its planar structure

B

its regular tetrahedral geometry

C

similar sizes of carbon and chlirine atoms

D

similar electron affinities of carbon an chlorine.

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The correct Answer is:
B

`C Cl_(4)` hag regular tetrahedral geometry.
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