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explain why methane has a tetrahedral shape while ammonia has a trigonal pyramidal shape even though they both have the same number of electrons​

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:Ammonia has a Central N atom which is attached to 3 H atoms

:Methane has a central c atom with 4 H atoms attached to it .

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