Classify the C - Cl bond in CCl₄ as ionic, polar covalent, or nonpolar covalent. A)ionic B)polar covalent C)nonpolar covalent

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The electronegativity of carbon (C) is 2.55 and the electronegativity of chlorine (Cl) is 3.16. The difference between their electronegativity values is 0.61, which is moderately high. Hence, the C-Cl bond is polar covalent because the electron density is shifted towards the more electronegative chlorine atom. Therefore, the best choice is B, polar covalent.

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