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Discuss the orbital structure of methere
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Methane (CH4) has a tetrahedral geometry with a central carbon atom surrounded by four hydrogen atoms. The carbon atom is sp3 hybridized, meaning it has four equivalent hybrid orbitals that are oriented towards the corners of a tetrahedron. These sp3 hybrid orbitals each contain one electron, which forms a sigma bond with the 1s orbital of each hydrogen atom.
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