In the carbon tetrachloride molecule, four chlorine atoms are positioned symmetrically around in a tetrahedron shape joined to a central carbon atom by single covalent bonds. This symmetrical geometry of CCl4 makes it non-polar.The only intermolcecular force acting upon this compound is London Dispersion Forces (LDF). LDF is a weak force between any and every 2 molecules and can be easily broken. It has a VSEPR model of AX4 making it a tetrahedron.
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