Here's why:
* Electronegativity: Chlorine is much more electronegative than carbon. This means chlorine has a stronger pull on shared electrons.
* Sharing: While chlorine wants to gain an electron to achieve a full outer shell, carbon wants to share its electrons to achieve a stable configuration. They share electrons in a covalent bond to achieve this.
* Polarity: The bond between carbon and chlorine is polar covalent. This means the shared electrons are pulled more strongly towards the chlorine atom, creating a slight negative charge on the chlorine and a slight positive charge on the carbon.
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