In ethane (C2H6), each carbon atom is sp3 hybridized. This means that in each carbon atom, one S orbital and three P orbitals combine to form four hybridized orbitals called sp3 orbitals. These orbitals are arranged in a tetrahedral geometry around each carbon atom.
The bond angle in each carbon atom in ethane is approximately 109.5 degrees. This is because the four sp3 orbitals are arranged as far apart from each other as possible in three-dimensional space, resulting in a tetrahedral arrangement with bond angles of 109.5 degrees.
Comment on the molecular hybridization in each of the two carbons in ethane. What is the bond angle in each of the carbon atom?
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