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Is methane a single or double bond compound?


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  1. Molecular formula of methane is CH4.
  2. In a methane molecule four hydrogen atoms are attached to the carbon atom as carbon has four electrons in its outermost orbital.
  3. Methane has four single bonds as four hydrogens attached to the carbon atom. Methane has tetrahedral geometry.
  4. The structure of methane is given as-

File:Methane-2D-stereo.svg - Wikimedia Commons

Hence, methane is a single-bonded molecule.


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