Show by drawing a Lewis dot diagram of CH4 that CH4 is formed by covalent bonds. (Atomic numbers of H and C are 1 and 6 respectively)
WBBSE
Class X
Physical Science
Ionic and Covalent Bond
02 Mark
2023
Lewis dot diagram of CH4
- Carbon shares one of its four valence electrons with each of the four hydrogen atoms.
- Each hydrogen atom shares its single electron with carbon.
- This sharing results in four covalent bonds.
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