Question

The valency of carbon is 4 and that of chlorine is 1 .What will be the formula of carbon tetrachloride?​

Answer 1

Answer:

CCl4

Explanation:

since it will take 4 electrons to satisfy carbon's valency, 4 chlorine atoms are needed hence bonding as CCl4

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Answer 2

Answer:

We can work out the formula of carbon tetrachloride as follows:

Symbols=C CL

Valencia =4 1

So after crossing:

C1Cl4