Chemistry (12th Edition)

by Wilbraham

Published by Prentice Hall

ISBN 10: 0132525763

ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 8 - Covalent Bonding - 8.4 Polar Bonds and Molecules - 8.4 Lesson Check - Page 253: 34

Answer

A carbon tertrachloride molecule is symmetrical so the polar bonds cancel, making it non-polar.

Work Step by Step

A carbon tertrachloride molecule is symmetrical so the polar bonds cancel, making it non-polar.

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