NCERT Exercise 4.21 - Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Question: Why is CH4 tetrahedral rather than square planar?
Answer: Four equivalent sp3 hybrid orbitals point toward the corners of a tetrahedron, giving maximum separation (109.5 degrees) of electron pairs. A square-planar arrangement would place bonds at 90 degre...
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