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-In the methane molecule shown here, bonds have formed that include both the s orbital valence electrons of the hydrogen atoms and the p orbital valence electrons of the carbon. The electrons in these bonds are said to have

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Refer to the following figure to answer the following questions.
 
-In the methane molecule shown here, bonds have formed that include both the s orbital valence electrons of the hydrogen atoms and the p orbital valence electrons of the carbon. The electrons in these bonds are said to have

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The formation of bonds involving both s and p orbitals is an example of hybridization. The resulting orbitals are known as hybrid orbitals. Therefore, the electrons in the bonds of the methane molecule have hybrid orbitals, and the best choice is D.

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