Apart from tetrahedral geometry another possible geometry for CH4 is square planar with four hydrogen atoms at the corners of the square and the carbon atom at the centre.Explain why CH4 is not square planar?

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Ans For square planar arrangement hybridization is dsp2 which is not possible with Carbon as it does not have d orbital with it

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