Module 6 : PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Lecture 32 : Covalent Bond
  Example 2
  Draw a picture of bond formation in Methane molecule.
  Solution
  Methane molecule has one carbon atom with the configuration $ 1s^22s^22p^2$ and requires four electrons to complete octet. This is done by sharing two electrons with each of the hydrogen atom so that carbon atom and all the hydrogen atoms are in noble gas configuration.
 
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