2006-11-29 06:48:19 · 8 answers · asked by chelsi_brignac 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
tetrahedral
methane, CH4
CH4 is composed of 5 atoms, 1 atom of carbon and 4 atoms of hydrogen covalently bonded.
Carbon, C, is the central atom in the molecule.
Carbon has 4 valence electrons (electrons that can be used in bonding).
Each of carbon's 4 valence electrons will form a bonding pair with 1 of hydrogen's electrons.
The central carbon atom will therefore have no lone pairs of electrons and 4 bonding pairs of electrons,
The bonding pairs of electrons will repel each other as much as possible, so the molecule will be tetrahedral.
CH4 is tetrahedral in shape
2006-11-29 06:49:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-18 15:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CH4 is tetrahedral in shape.
CH4 is composed of 5 atoms, 1 atom of carbon and 4 atoms of hydrogen covalently bonded. Carbon, C, is the central atom in the molecule. Carbon has 4 valence electrons (electrons that can be used in bonding). Each of carbon's 4 valence electrons will form a bonding pair with 1 of hydrogen's electrons. The central carbon atom will therefore have no lone pairs of electrons and 4 bonding pairs of electrons, The bonding pairs of electrons will repel each other as much as possible, so the molecule will be tetrahedral.
2006-11-29 06:52:03 · answer #3 · answered by blapath 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tetrahedral
The carbon is at the center, and the hydrogen are at the vertices.
2006-11-29 06:49:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The electron orbits the nucleus in a circular pattern. It exists in the lowest electron energy level (when unexcited of course)
2016-03-15 22:41:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tetrahedral...
2006-11-29 06:52:03 · answer #6 · answered by JaYPeEbE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Methane is tetrahedral.....
2006-11-29 06:51:37 · answer #7 · answered by Other sheep 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tetrahedral
2006-11-29 06:50:08 · answer #8 · answered by puchis_uh 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-11-29 06:54:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋