Answer:
Use a scientific calculator
Answer:
1s^22s^22p^63s^23p^64s^23d^104p^4
Answer: In the three-dimensional structure of methane, CH₄, the hydrogen atoms attached to a carbon atom are aligned <span>
<u>at the corners of a Tetrahedron</u>.
Explanation: In
Methane (CH</span>₄) the central atom (carbon) is bonded to four hydrogen atoms. So, the central atom is having four electron pairs and all pairs are bonding pairs and lacks any lone pair of electron. According to
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) Theory the central atom with
four bonding pair electrons and
zero lone pair electrons will attain a
tetrahedral geometry with
bond angles of 109°. Hence, the shape of CH₄ is tetrahedral.