Question

Statement I: \[CC{l_4}\]is a nonpolar compound.
Statement II: The dipole moments are canceled out.
a.) Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1.
b.) Both the Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1.
c.) Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is not correct.
d.) Statement 1 is not correct but Statement 2 is correct.
e.) Both the Statement 1 and Statement 2 are not correct.

Answer 1

Hint: We must recall that a molecule is said to be polar when the atoms that form the molecule are arranged in a way that gives one end of the molecule a positive charge while the other end of the molecule becomes negatively charged.

Complete step by step answer:
A polar molecule is created when an atom that has a high electronegativity combines or bonds with an atom which has a weaker electronegativity level. Thus, the resulting molecule has one region with high electronegativity and another with lower electronegativity or electrical poles.
In the molecule here, the four chlorine atoms are positioned symmetrically at the four corners of a tetrahedron, and a single bond joins each of them to the carbon atom in the center of the molecule. As a result, \[CC{l_4}\] has no net positive or negative dipole moment. But if an atom other than chlorine had been positioned at any other place in a molecule, the molecule would instead have a dipole moment and \[CC{l_4}\]would be polar as a result.
The structure of Carbon tetrachloride is illustrated below for better understanding.

To sum it up, a molecule that has dipoles does not cancel each other out is polar, whereas nonpolar molecules are those where the charges of atoms cancel one another out and there is no charge at one end of the molecule or the other.

Hence, the correct answer is Option (A)

Note:
We should note that nonpolar molecules lack electrical poles, and the electrons within them are distributed in a more equal manner. Nonpolar molecules lack any charge at either end of the molecule. Most hydrocarbon liquids are nonpolar in nature.