Zaymiey

🧪 Chemistry  ·  Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure  ·  NEET & JEE

The bond angle in methane is:

Answer: 109.5°.

  • A 109.5°
  • B 120°
  • C 107°
  • D 104.5°

Correct answer: A. 109.5°

Explanation: Methane has perfect tetrahedral geometry with bond angles of 109.5°.

Linear180 deg, e.g. CO2Trigonal Planar120 deg, e.g. BF3Tetrahedral109.5 deg, e.g. CH4Trigonal Bipyramidale.g. PCl5Octahedrale.g. SF6

VSEPR theory predicts molecular shape from the number of bonding and lone electron pairs around the central atom.

Concept context

Understand how atoms join to form molecules. Covers ionic and covalent bonding, VSEPR theory, hybridization (sp, sp², sp³), molecular orbital theory, bond polarity, and intermolecular forces like hydrogen bonding.

Read the full Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure notes →