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iren [92.7K]
3 years ago
13

Methane (CH4) is a gas that is found in small quantities in Earth’s atmosphere. Which type of bonds does methane have, and why d

oes one carbon atom bond with four hydrogen atoms? In three to five sentences, explain your answer in terms of valence electrons and electronegativity.
Chemistry
1 answer:
katrin2010 [14]3 years ago
8 0

\huge\fcolorbox{red}{lightgreen}{Answer}

  • <u>Methane</u><u> </u><u>have</u><u> </u><u>4</u><u> </u><u>covalent</u><u> </u><u>bond</u><u>.</u><u> </u>
  • <u>One</u><u> </u><u>carbon</u><u> </u><u>form</u><u> </u><u>bond</u><u> </u><u>with</u><u> </u><u>4</u><u> </u><u>hydrogen</u><u> </u><u>bond</u><u> </u><u>because</u><u> </u><u>carbon</u><u> </u><u>need</u><u> </u><u>4</u><u> </u><u>valence</u><u> </u><u>electron</u><u> </u><u>to</u><u> </u><u>complete</u><u> </u><u>it's</u><u> </u><u>octet</u><u>.</u><u> </u>
  • <u>Carbon</u><u> </u><u>has</u><u> </u><u>4</u><u> </u><u>valence</u><u> </u><u>electron</u><u>.</u><u> </u><u>It</u><u> </u><u>need</u><u> </u><u>4</u><u> </u><u>electron</u><u> </u><u>to</u><u> </u><u>complete</u><u> </u><u>it's</u><u> </u><u>octet</u><u> </u><u>so</u><u> </u><u>it</u><u> </u><u>form</u><u> </u><u>bond</u><u> </u><u>with</u><u> </u><u>4</u><u> </u><u>hydrogen</u><u> </u><u>bond</u><u>.</u><u>And</u><u> </u><u>hydrogen</u><u> </u><u>has</u><u> </u><u>1</u><u> </u><u>valance</u><u> </u><u>electron</u><u> </u><u>so</u><u> </u><u>they</u><u> </u><u>easily</u><u> </u><u>complete</u><u> </u><u>the</u><u> </u><u>octet</u><u> </u><u>and</u><u> </u><u>form</u><u> </u><u>covalent</u><u> </u><u>bond</u><u>.</u><u> </u>
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