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••• We mentioned in Section 12.5 that the four bonds of a carbon atom (in a molecule like...

••• We mentioned in Section 12.5 that the four bonds of a carbon atom (in a molecule like CH4) point symmetrically to the four comers of a regular tetrahedron centered on the carbon nucleus. Prove that the angle between any two bonds is 109.5°.

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