ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Chapter l 1 12A The structure of methane o sp hybridization The 4 sp orbitals should be oriented at angles of 109.5 with respect to each other o An sp'-Hybridized carbon gives a tetrahedral structure for methane, and with four equivalent ch bonds H H H Department of Chemistry, Xiamen UniversityORGANIC CHEMISTRY Department of Chemistry, Xiamen University Chapter 1 1.12A The Structure of Methane sp3 Hybridization The 4 sp3 orbitals should be oriented at angles of 109.5° with respect to each other. An sp3-Hybridized carbon gives a tetrahedral structure for methane, and with four equivalent C—H bonds. C H H H H