Some quick and simple help please - Tetrahedral Compounds

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Carbon forms tetrahedral compounds by utilizing its four valence electrons and four atomic orbitals (one s and three p orbitals). These orbitals can hybridize to create four equivalent sp3 orbitals, which are arranged in a tetrahedral geometry. This arrangement allows carbon to form covalent bonds with four other atoms, maximizing spatial distribution. The tetrahedral shape is characterized by bond angles of approximately 109.5 degrees. Understanding this concept is essential for studying molecular geometry and bonding in organic chemistry.
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Could you please describe to me in simple terms how carbon forms tetrahedral compounds as I will need to do some work on it. Thanks. Please make it only a line or 2 (summarize)

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Carbon has 4 valence (bonding) electrons, and four atomic orbitals- s, px, py, pz. The S is spherical, the p's are dumbbells, oriented in each of three orthoganal directions. These can be re-shuffled (linear combinations of atomic orbitals) to four sp3 orbitals. These are spatially oriented to stick out in four directions to the four corners of a tetrahedron. The carbon forms covalent bonds with four other atoms.
 
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