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What is the Lewis structure for CCl4?

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C is the central atom. It can only hold 4 bonds and only needs 4 more bonds to gain stability, therefore it bonds to Cl. Cl only needs one bond to gain stability.
What is the Lewis structure for CCl4?-example-1
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