Question
What is the bond angle of a methane molecule that contains four hydrogen atoms bonded to one carbon atom?
A.
90°
B.
78.8°
C.
109.5°
D.
180°
E.
120°
A.
90°
B.
78.8°
C.
109.5°
D.
180°
E.
120°
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The bond angle of a methane molecule (CH₄), which has four hydrogen atoms bonded to one carbon atom, is **C. 109.5°**. This angle is characteristic of a tetrahedral molecular geometry, which is the arrangement of atoms in methane.