Which one of the following statements provides the best evidence that all the carbon compounds listed below have tetrahedral molecular geometries instead of square planar molecular geometries?
A) Only one CH4 compound is known and it is nonpolar.
B) Only one CH3F compound is known and it is polar.
C) Only one CH2F2 compound is known and it is polar.
D) Only one CF4 compound is known and it is nonpolar.
E) Only one CHF3 compound is known and it is polar.
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