Why does carbon tetrachloride have no dipole moment ........

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Why does carbon tetrachloride have no dipole moment?

Because of same size of carbon and chlorine atoms

Because of regular tetrahedral structure

Because of planar structure

Because of similar electron affinities of carbon and chlorine

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Explanation:

Carbon tetrachloride is non polar molecule because the central carbon atom undergoes sp3 hybridization which results in regular tetrahedral geometry in which all the four C−Cl bond dipoles cancel each other. Hence, the molecule has no net dipole moment.