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Question
Draw the structure for carbon tetrachloride and explain the type of bonding present.
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{Cl}\\
|\\
\ce{Cl - C - Cl}\\
|\\
\ce{Cl}
\end{array}\]
Carbon tetrachloride contains four covalent bonds. The carbon atom shares one pair of electrons with each of the four chlorine atoms. Thus, CCl4 has four single covalent bonds.
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