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Explain why carbon tetrachloride does not dissolve in water.

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`C Cl_(4)` is a non-polar covalent compound and hence is insoluble in polar solvents like water.
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  9. In which one of the following are both the covalent and coordinate bon...

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  10. What is a lone pair of electrons ?

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