MDCAT Chemistry MCQ #1766

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) has four polar C-Cl bonds, each with a dipole of 1.5 D. What is the resultant dipole moment of the whole molecule?

MDCAT Chemistry MCQ #1766

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) has four polar C-Cl bonds, each with a dipole of 1.5 D. What is the resultant dipole moment of the whole molecule?

    • A) 0
    • B) 1.5
    • C) 3.0
    • D) 6.0

    Answer: 0

    Explanation: CCl4 is a perfectly symmetrical tetrahedron; the vector sum of four identical bond dipoles is zero. 6.0 incorrectly sums them as scalars.