Question

In a methane (CH4) molecule each hydrogen atom is at a corner of a regular tetrahedron with the carbon atom at the centre. In coordinates where one of the C–H bonds is in the direction of î + ĵ + Image not present, an adjacent C–H bond in the î – ĵ – Image not present direction. Then angle between these two bonds.

Answer 1

Explanation:

In a methane `(CH_(4)` molecule each hydrogen atom is at a corner of a regular tetrahedron with the carbon atom at the centre. In coordinates where one of the `C-H` bond in the `hat(i)-hat(j)-hat(k)`, an adjacent `C-H` bond in the `hat(i)-hat(j)-hat(k)` direction.