Which observation about methane (ch4) can be explained using the orbital hybridization theory?

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<span>All 4 C-H bonds are identical.

Hybridisation or hybridization is the idea of blending atomic orbitals into new hybrid orbitals, with various energies, shapes, and so on, than the component atomic orbitals, appropriate for the matching of electrons to make chemical bonds in valence bond theory.
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Explanation:

6CO₂ + 6 H₂O ⇄ C₆H₁₂0₆ + 6O₂

This is the chemical equation given .

1. The equation shows a __Chemical equation_______the breaking and forming of chemical bonds that leads to a change in the composition of matter.

2. In the equation, CO₂ is a___reactant_____.

3. In the equation, C₆H₁₂0₆ is a ___product________.

4. In O₂, the type of bond that holds the two oxygen atoms together is a_nonpolar_covalent bond_________.

5. In H₂O, the type of bond that holds one of the hydrogen atoms to the oxygen atom is a__polar_hydrogen bond____.