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Covalent radius of carbon atom is 0.77 A° and the internuclear distance between carbon and hydrogen atom in CH4 is 1.14 A°. Find the covalent radius of hydrogen atom?

Covalent radius of carbon atom is 0.77 A° and the internuclear distance between carbon and hydrogen atom in CH4 is 1.14 A°. Find the covalent radius of hydrogen atom?

Grade:12th pass

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Shivangi Khatter
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5 years ago
Dear student
Covalent radius of carbon atom = 0.77 A°
carbon and the hydrogen atom in CH4 = 1.14 A°
which is equal to 0.7 7 A° + radius of hydrogen
=> covalent radius of the hydrogen atom is 0.37​A°

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