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An sp3 hybridized nonpolar central atom can be used to describe the bonding in...

A) CH4
B) HCN
C) H2CO
D) OF2


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The answer is A. An sp3 hybridized atom will have a total of 4 single bonds and lone pairs. Since carbon here is attached to four hydrogens, it must be sp3 hybridized. The C-H bonds are also the least polar bonds here, even though there is a slight amount of electronegativity difference between the two.