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Chapter 5: Problem 11

Cl-C-Cl bond angle in \(\mathrm{CCl}_{4}\) is

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Answer: The Cl-C-Cl bond angle in a CCl₄ molecule is approximately 109.5°.

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01

Determine the number of bonding and electron pairs.

The central carbon atom is sharing a single bond with each of the four chlorine atoms, making it a total of 4 bonding pairs. There are no other unshared electron pairs (lone pairs) around the central carbon atom in \(\mathrm{CCl}_{4}\).
02

Identify the molecular geometry.

Based on the 4 bonding pairs and 0 lone pairs, we can identify the molecular geometry as tetrahedral. In a tetrahedral molecular geometry, the central atom is surrounded by 4 atoms at the vertices of a tetrahedron.
03

Determine the Cl-C-Cl bond angle.

In a tetrahedral molecule, any two bonded atoms (vertex atoms) and the central atom form an angle of approximately 109.5°. So, the Cl-C-Cl bond angle in \(\mathrm{CCl}_{4}\) is approximately 109.5°.

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