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(a) According to the Valence Bond (VB) theory applied to the molecule of methane (CH): Identify the type of hybridization of the carbon atoms. Justify

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(a) According to the Valence Bond (VB) theory applied to the molecule of methane (CH): Identify the type of hybridization of the carbon atoms. Justify your answer by drawing the promotion/hybridization scheme for carbon. [4 marks] (ii) Identify and sketch the spatial orientation of the hybrid orbitals and discuss the type of chemical bonds in the molecule. [3 marks

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