Carbon tetrachloride has no net dipole moment because of

  • A
    Its planar structure
  • B
    Its regular tetrahedral structure
  • C
    Similar sizes of carbon and chlorine atoms
  • D
    Similar electron affinities of carbon and chlorine

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