Question

Which structure shows the correct electron arrangement in CCl4?
A central upper C is single bonded to upper H above, below, and to the left, and single-bonded to upper C l to the right. The C l has three pairs of electron dots, above, right, and below.
A central upper C is single bonded to upper C l to the top, bottom, and left; those upper C l atoms have three pairs of electron dots on the sides away from the bond. The C is also single bonded to an upper H to the right.
A central upper C is single bonded to upper H above and below, and to upper C l to the left and right. The C l have three pairs of dots, above, below, and to the side opposite the bond.
A central upper C is single bonded to upper C l above, right, left, and below. All the C l atoms have 3 pair of electron dots, on the three sides that do not have the bond.

Answer 1

Option 4.

Reason: CCl4 has one central C bonded to four Cl atoms (no H). Carbon makes four single bonds (no lone pairs). Each chlorine has 7 valence electrons, so in the bonded molecule each Cl has one bonding pair to C and three lone pairs (3 pairs of dots) on the other sides. All formal charges are zero.