The shape of methane molecule is:

pentahedral

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hexahedral

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octahedral

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tetrahedral

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Solution

The correct option is B tetrahedral
The shape of methane is tetrahedral. It is $s p^{3}$ hybridised. The carbon atom is at the centre of a tetrahedron. Each hydrogen is at one of the corners of the tetrahedron.

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