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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 electron affinities of carbon and chlorine .

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In regular tetrahedral structure, dipole momnent of one bond is cancelled by oppsite dipole moment of the other bonds .
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