VSEPR and Bond Hybridization

AP Chemistry· difficulty 3/5

The hybridization of carbon in CH₄ is

A
$sp³d$
B
$sp²$
C
$sp³$
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D
$sp$

Explanation

4 bonded electron domains \to sp³. Tetrahedral geometry uses four equivalent sp³ hybrid orbitals.

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