The hybridisation of carbon in methane
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Hybridization Type: sp3
Molecular Formula: CH4
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Now coming to the hybridization of methane, the central atom carbon is sp3 hybridized. This is because one 2s orbital and three 2p orbitals in the valence shell of carbon combine to form four sp3 hybrid orbitals which are of equal energy and shape.
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The carbon atom in methane has four identical sp3 hybrid orbitals. ... The four large lobes of the orbitals are arranged spread out as far away from each other as possible, giving the CH4 molecule a tetrahedral structure because each of these orbitals ends up as part of a covalent bond between the C atom and an H atom.
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