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Number of valence electrons in CH4.

Understand the Problem

The question is asking for the number of valence electrons in the molecule methane (CH4). To find this, we can determine the number of valence electrons contributed by each atom in the molecule. Carbon has 4 valence electrons and each of the four hydrogen atoms has 1 valence electron. Therefore, we will sum these values to find the total number of valence electrons in CH4.

Answer

8 valence electrons

The final answer is 8 valence electrons.

Answer for screen readers

The final answer is 8 valence electrons.

More Information

Methane (CH4) has 8 valence electrons in total, with carbon contributing 4 electrons and each of the four hydrogens contributing 1 electron each.

Tips

A common mistake is to miscalculate by not considering the total number of hydrogen atoms, each contributing 1 electron.

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