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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

The hybridized state of carbon in methane is ___________.​

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5 Years agoGrade 12
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MethaneThe methane molecule has four equal bonds. In hybridization, carbon's 2s and three 2p orbitals combine into four identical orbitals, now called sp3 hybrids. The bonds between carbon and hydrogen can form the backbone of very complicated and extensive chain hydrocarbon molecules.


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