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Why overlapping is not applicable on polyatomic molecules explain with the example of methane​....

Harshit Singh , 5 Years ago
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Pawan Prajapati
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Simply beginning with the original atomic orbitals and ground electronic states of the atom cannot explain the observed geometry for molecules as simple as methane, CH4. Since 2 of the 2p orbitals of C are half-filled, two of the H 1s orbitals can overlap with these, (one for each half filled 2p orbital.

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