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In a methane `(CH_(4)` molecule each hydrogen atom is at a corner of a regular tetrahedron with the carbon atom at the centre. In coordinates where one of the `C-H` bond in the `hat(i)-hat(j)-hat(k)`, an adjacent `C-H` bond in the `hat(i)-hat(j)-hat(k)` direction. Then angle between these two bonds.

A

`cos^(-1)""(-(2)/(3))`

B

`cos^(-1)""((2)/(3))`

C

`cos^(-1)""(-(1)/(3))`

D

`cos^(-1)""((1)/(3))`

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