ABSTRACT
The concept of hybridization of orbitals, i.e., mixing the atomic orbitals (AOs) having relatively closer energy and their redistribution into equivalent hybrid orbitals, was introduced to explain the tetracovalency of carbon in methane. Hybridization in the case of methane (CH4) is sp
3. Other kinds of hybridization are also known, i.e., sp, sp2, sp3d, sp3d2, sp3d3, dsp2, etc. This concept of hybridization can be given a mathematical background on the
of sp3 hybridization in methane.
