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Question #c0c79

Answer 1

I disagree with the answer Methane is a classic example of `sp^3` hybridization.

Explanation:

In its ground state of `1s^2 2s^2 2 p^2` only the unpaired set of two p electrons are able to bond. This would give rise to a formula of `CH_2` not `CH_4`

Carbon monoxide is an example of Carbon bonding in the ground state not the `sp^3` hybridized state. CO has formed only two bonds. A double bond between the Carbon and the Oxygen The Lewis dot structure would look like this.
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: C :: O:

Methane `CH_4` has formed four bonds requiring the the `sp^3` hybridization.