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According to the vsepr theory what should be the shape around each carbon atom.
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According to the vsepr theory what should be the shape around each carbon atom.

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(VSEPR theory)
the central carbon atom has four bonding pairs and no lone pairs. The shape which allows four electron pairs to get as far apart as possible is a tetrahedron.
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