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Standard XII
Chemistry
Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds
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Explain the hybridization of the central atom in
CH
4
.
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Solution
Hybridization of
CH
4
:
Electronic configuration of
C
:
1
s
2
,
2
s
2
,
2
p
2
The valence electrons are as:
The excited state of valence electrons are:
Each hydrogen atom gets bonded with the unpaired electrons of the carbon atoms.
The orbitals participating in bonding are:
2
s
1
,
2
p
x
1
,
2
p
y
1
,
2
p
z
1
.
Thus, hybridization of
C
in
CH
4
is
sp
3
.
So, The structure of
CH
4
will be tetrahedral with a bond angle of
109
.
5
°
.
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