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Draw the electron dot diagram and structure of​
(c) methane​

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Electronic configuration of carbon (atomic number = 6) is 2, 4 and that of hydrogen (atomic number = 1) is 1. Carbon requires 4 electrons to complete its octet and can achieve the octet by sharing 4 electrons with 4 different hydrogen atoms.​
Electron dot structure of methane:-​

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