Question: Considering the repulsion that exists between electrons in different bonds, give a reason why a planar geometry for methane would be less stable than the

Considering the repulsion that exists between electrons in different bonds, give a reason why a planar geometry for methane would be less stable than the tetrahedral geometry.

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