Use the concept of valence bond theory (VBT) to answer the following question.
i) Write the ground state of CH4 molecule;
ii) Write the excited state of CH4 molecule;
iii) Identify the type of hybridization;
iv) Show the overlapping of bonds for sigma bond formation.
i. ) In a tetravalent molecule, four outer atoms are bonded to a central atom. Perhaps the most common and important example of this bond type is methane, CH4.
ii.) In CH4, the electronic configuration of Carbon in its ground state is which in excited state becomes .
iii.) The type of hybridization is
iv.)
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