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Why carbontetra chloride exist in liquid form at room temperature?,

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Carbon Tetrachloride or CCl4 has four Cl atoms attached to one C atom. Since the molecule is non-polar, they experience London forces. These forces are relatively higher than a gas like methane due to the electronegativity difference between C and Cl molecules.
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