Question

Draw the structural formula of carbon tetrachloride and state the type of bond present in it.

Answer 1

The formula for carbon tetrachloride is CCl₄. It has four (C - Cl) covalent bonds.

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.}\ce{Cl}\\
|\\
\ce{C}\\
/\phantom{..}|\phantom{..}\backslash\\
\phantom{.}\ce{Cl}\phantom{..}\ce{Cl}\phantom{..}\ce{Cl}\\
\end{array}\]