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Bond angle present in the methane (CH4) molecule is:
A.1050
B.1070
C.1090
D.1100

Answer
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Hint: Methane molecule has sp3 hybridization. Now try to figure out the value for the standard bond angle in this hybridization.

Complete step by step answer:
-Let’s talk about the CH4 molecule. This is basically a combination of 1 carbon atom and 4 hydrogen atoms. However, to form this compound the central atom carbon has to complete its octet. It has 4 valence electrons and it obtains 4 more electrons from 4 hydrogen atoms. Hence, by sharing electrons between carbon and hydrogen there is a formation of a covalent bond.
-Now, we will discuss the hybridization of methane, the carbon here is sp3 hybridized because one 2s orbital and three 2p orbitals in the valence shell of carbon combine to form four sp3 hybrid orbitals that are of equal energy and also have equal shape. Further, four H atoms also use these four sp3 hybrid orbitals of carbon to form four sigma bonds. It finally leads to the formation of the methane molecule.
-We have discussed the hybridization process. Now, determining the molecular geometry of methane should be easier for us. In methane, the four hybrid orbitals are located in such a manner so that they can decrease the force of repulsion between them. Hence, CH4 acquires a tetrahedral shape.
Hence, the sp3 hybrid orbitals have a bond angle of 109028’. We can roughly assume it to be 1090.
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Therefore, we can conclude that the correct answer to this question is option C.

Note:
All angles are the same in this compound with a bond length between all C-H bonds equal to 1.09 Angstrom. All the outer atoms are the same - the same dipoles, and that the dipole moments are in the same direction - towards the carbon atom, the overall molecule becomes non-polar. Therefore, methane has nonpolar bonds and is nonpolar overall.