Question

The electrons of carbon and hydrogen are _____________ in this molecule of methane. A) charged B) donated C) shared D) transferred

Answer 1

C. is the correct answer



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Answer 2

The correct option is (C) Shared

Step-by-step explanation:

Methane has the formula CH4 and it contains covalent bonds and we know that covalent bonds occur when atoms share outer electrons. Each carbon atoms can form 4 bonds because it lies in group 4 of the periodic table while each hydrogen can form 1 bond since it is in first group. As methane has the chemical formula CH4, we know there must be 4 C-H bond between Carbon and Hydrogen atoms. So option C is the correct answer.