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Subject: why hybridisation occurs and how does it actually take place?

Date: Tue Dec 10 08:45:54 2013
Posted by yashaswi
Grade level: 10-12
School: vivekanand
City: delhi State/Province: delhi Country: india


carbon undergoes sp3 hybridisation, thereby resulting in 4 unpaired electrons 
which are paired further by 4 H atoms finally forming CH4 (methane). but my 
question is why does that occur,why carbon can't simply form CH2 to pair up its 
2 unpaired electrons

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