Praxis II General Science

Category - Major Ideas

The VSEPR orbital structure of methane, CH4, is which of the following?
  1. Trigonal planar
  2. Tetrahedral
  3. Bipyramidal
  4. Octahedral
  5. Linear
Explanation
Answer: B - The VSEPR structure of methane is tetrahedral. There are 4 binding groups to the central carbon atom, so there will be 4 bonds surrounding the central carbon atom in a tetrahedral formation.
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