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Draw electron - dot structure and structural formula of methane.
Draw electron dot diagram and structure of methane.
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Solution
Electron dot:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{\underset{\bullet\bullet}{\mathbf{H}}}\\
\ce{\mathbf{H} ^{\bullet}_{\bullet} \mathbf{C}^{\bullet}_{\bullet} \mathbf{H}}\\
\ce{\overset{\bullet\bullet}{\mathbf{H}}}\
\end{array}\]
Molecular structure:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\\
|\\
\ce{H - C - H}\\
|\\
\phantom{.}\ce{H}\
\end{array}\]
Notes
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- \[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
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\end{array}\] - \[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{.....}|\phantom{.....}|\\
\ce{H}\ce{H-C-H}\ce{H}\\
|\\
\ce{H}\\
\end{array}\] - \[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{.....}\backslash\phantom{..}|\\
\phantom{....}\ce{H}\phantom{......}\ce{C - H}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{.......}|\\
\phantom{.......}\ce{H}\\
\end{array}\] - \[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
\end{array}\]
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