the bonds in methane are ____ because hydrogen and carbon have ___ electronegaitvity. Carbon bonds with 4 hydrogyn atoms because hydrogen has ___ valence electron(s) and carbons has ___ valence electron(s); so carbon shares ___ valence electron(s) with each of the four hydrogen atoms to satisfy the necessary ___ valence electrons for carbon and ___ for hydrogen to become ___.

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GPT-4o mini · Accepted Answer

The bonds in methane are **covalent** because hydrogen and carbon have **similar** electronegativity. Carbon bonds with 4 hydrogen atoms because hydrogen has **1** valence electron and carbon has **4** valence electrons; so carbon shares **1** valence electron with each of the four hydrogen atoms to satisfy the necessary **4** valence electrons for carbon and **2** for hydrogen to become **stable**.