Answer
The polar bonds cancel each other's opposing effects, with a net nonpolar effect.
Work Step by Step
CO$_2$ is a linear molecule, and the dipoles are opposite each other.
CCl$_4$ is tetrahedral, and its four dipoles also oppose each other.
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)
by Tro, Nivaldo J.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321809246
ISBN 13:
978-0-32180-924-7
Chapter 10 - Sections 10.1-10.8 - Exercises - Problems by Topic - Page 475: 47
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