Chemistry In Context
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Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
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Chapter 4.7, Problem 4.22YT
Skill Building Methane—Flat or Tetrahedral?
- a. If the methane molecule were flat, as the two-dimensional Lewis structure seems to predict, what would the H─C─H bond angle be?
- b. Offer a reason why the tetrahedral shape, not the two-dimensional flat shape, is more advantageous for this molecule.
Hint: Think about the position of electrons around the carbon atom.
- c. Consider the part of the music stand circled in yellow, shown in Figure 4.9. In the analogy of shape using a music stand, where would the carbon atom be located? Where would each of the hydrogen atoms be?
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