What makes silicon tetrachloride a nonpolar molecule? Select the correct response: It has 12 lone pairs and 4 bond pairs. All the terminal atoms are the same. It has 1 lone pair in the central atom The least electronegative atom is at the center.

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What makes silicon tetrachloride a nonpolar molecule?
Select the correct response:
It has 12 lone pairs and 4 bond pairs.
All the terminal atoms are the same.
It has 1 lone pair in the central atom
The least electronegative atom is at the center.
Transcribed Image Text:What makes silicon tetrachloride a nonpolar molecule? Select the correct response: It has 12 lone pairs and 4 bond pairs. All the terminal atoms are the same. It has 1 lone pair in the central atom The least electronegative atom is at the center.
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