What are the shapes of ethyne and methane?

What are the shapes of ethyne and methane?
  1. Square planar and linear
  2. Tetrahedral and trigonal planar
  3. Linear and tetrahedral
  4. Trigonal planar and linear

Solution

Ethyne $\left(\mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_2ight)$ Number of $\sigma$-bonds at $\mathrm{C}$-atom $=2$ Number of lone pair of electrons at $\mathrm{C}$-atom $=0$ $\therefore$ Total $=2+0=2$ $\therefore$ Hybridisation is $\mathrm{sp}$. $\therefore \mathrm{C}_2 \mathrm{H}_2$ is linear Methane $\left(\mathrm{CH}_4ight)$ Number of $\sigma$ bonds at $\mathrm{C}$-atom $=4$ Number of-lone pair of electrons at C-atom $=0$ $\therefore$ Total $=4+0=4$ $\therefore$ Hybridisation is $\mathrm{sp}^3$. $\therefore \mathrm{CH}_4$ is tetrahedral. ~

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