Question

Which of the following is/are representations of wedge-dash form(s) of methane?

• A.
• B.
• C. Both $a\&b$
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Both $a\&b$

In the wedge and dash form, we represent the 3-dimensional structures of the molecule(s) on paper. Usually, 2 bonds are represented to lie on the plane of the paper. A third bond is depicted by using a wedge or . The bond that this wedge represents comes out of the plane of the paper. The fourth is depicted using a dash that signifies that this particular bond goes into/beneath the plane of the paper.

Methane has $s{p}^3$ hybridization and is of tetrahedral geometry. Both (a) ad (b) are correct wedge-dash representations of methane.