Dot-and-cross diagram of methane (CH₄)

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Dot-and-cross diagram of methane: a carbon circle overlapped by four hydrogen circles above, below, left and right, each overlap holding a dot and a cross — A dot-and-cross diagram of methane, CH₄. The carbon atom’s outer shell overlaps the shells of four hydrogen atoms on its four sides, and each overlap holds one shared pair, a dot from the carbon and a cross from the hydrogen. The carbon has no lone pairs and ends with 8 electrons.

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C: 4 bonding pairs, no lone pairs
Each H: 1 bonding pair, no lone pairs

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