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This molecule is very helpful. It is slightly reactive towards water. It is considered a "iodination reagent." It can be used to create the chloride in alcohols. This involves alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Adding chloride to the alcohol is what enables it to kill germs and bacteria. CI4 helps to keep you healthy.

Caring for your CI4
It is soluble in nonpolar, organic solvents.
It is advised to be kept at 0 Celsius.
Also CI4 is an irritant, so handle with caution.

3D Model of CI4

KEY:

Orange= Iodine

Blue= Carbon

Wire= Bond

The arrows are point towards the area of higher electronegativity, making the carbon the more positively charged part of the molecule.

Forces Acting on the Molecule

London Dispersion Force
     The London Dispersion force is the force of attraction which takes place between two molecules.  It is caused by the constant movement of electrons around two atoms. This constant motion forms a temporary dipole.

Polar vs Nonpolar

CI4 is an example of a nonpolar molecule. Although the atoms of iodine have a slightly higher electronegativity than carbon does, the force is evenly distributed throughout the molecule, making it nonpolar. If it was polar, the force of attraction would vary on each side of the molecule, which is not the case here.

The Bonding of CI4

The shape of the bond is AX4 between carbon and iodine. The bond is very covalent. This means that this is a tetrahedron

Dash Model of CI4

Carbon Iodide

This is the molecule that I chose to do my project on. It can also be called Carbon Tetraiodide. It is composed of 1 atom of carbon and 4 of iodine, represented by CI4.