Lewis dot structure of CH₄ (methane)

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Lewis dot structure of methane: a carbon with a pair of dots to each of four hydrogens — The Lewis dot structure of methane, CH₄, with each bond drawn as a pair of dots rather than a line. The carbon shares one pair of electrons with each of four hydrogen atoms, 8 valence electrons in all, and has no lone pairs.

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CH₄: 8 valence electrons
4 single bonds; 0 lone pairs

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