Why is carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄) non-polar even though it has polar C–Cl bonds?

[Alex]

CCl₄ is non-polar because its tetrahedral structure arranges the four polar C–Cl bonds symmetrically, canceling out the dipole moments. This results in an overall non-polar molecule.

 

[Salvatore_Damon]

CCl₄ is non-polar because of its tetrahedral shape. Each C–Cl bond is polar, but the molecule is perfectly symmetrical, so the bond dipoles cancel each other out. The result is no net dipole moment, making the molecule overall non-polar.

 

[Mayank singh]

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄) is non-polar because its tetrahedral shape distributes the four polar C–Cl bonds symmetrically. This symmetry causes the bond dipoles to cancel out, resulting in no overall dipole moment, making the molecule non-polar.