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Why is tetrachloromethane non-polar even though the C-Cl bond is highly polarised?
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∙ 10y ago
Because the dipole moments are evenly distribute around the central atom (Carbon) so as to cancel their effect and leave a neutral molecule. In the carbon tetrachloride molecule, four chlorine atoms are positioned symmetrically as corners in a tetrahedral configuration joined to a carbon atom, in the center, by single covalent bonds. Because of this symmetrical geometry, the molecule has no net dipole moment; that is, CCl4 is non-polar.
Had there been any atom other than chlorine at any place in the molecule, there would have been a dipole moment making the molecule polar.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoyes it has zero dipole momvement and is a non- polar compound
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∙ 14y agoChemical Polarity refers to the separation of electrical charge within a single molecule composed of chemical elements. Carbon is a chemical element not a molecule.
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∙ 11y agoCarbon tetrachloride is made up of individual covalently bonded molecules, CCl4. There are no charged particles that could conduct electricity.
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∙ 10y agoThe tetrahedral shape of the molecule leads to the bond dipoles cancelling one another out- (vector addition)
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∙ 8y agoCarbon tetrachloride is a polar covalent compound.
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∙ 13y agoNon-polar.
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