Question

You can use solid, wedged, and dashed lines to better represent the 3D structure of molecules. The solid lines represent bonds in the plane of the paper, wedged lines represent a bond coming out of the plane, and the dashed line represents a bond going back behind the plane of the paper. Draw a representation of methane that better depicts its 3D structure.

Answer 1

See explanation and image attached

Step-by-step explanation:

Often times, there is a need for a three dimensional representation of a molecule on paper. These three dimensional representations give us an idea of what the molecule really looks like if we were to be looking at it physically.

In order to make a three dimensional representation, we use wedged and dashed bonds. The wedged bonds are coming out of the plane of the paper towards you while the dashed bonds are going into the plane of the paper away from you.

In the image attached, you will find the three dimensional representation of the methane molecule.