Question

Solid carbon tetrachloride, CCl4(s), is represented by the diagram above. The attractions between the CCl4 molecules that hold the molecules together in the solid state are best identified as
(A) polar covalent bonds
(B) nonpolar covalent bonds
(C) intermolecular attractions resulting from temporary dipoles
(D) intermolecular attractions resulting from permanent dipoles

Answer 1

Hi, you've asked an incomplete question. Here's the diagram that completes the question.

Answer:

(B) nonpolar covalent bonds

Explanation:

This structure in the diagram rightly fits the description of a non-covalent bond because there is an equal sharing of electrons of Carbon (C) and Chlorine (Cl).

Remember too that these elements are in their solid-state, hence the CCl4 (carbon tetrachloride) molecules are held strongly together.