What is the structure of the ammonia molecule?
2 Answers
The ammonia molecule consists of 3 hydrogen atoms that are covalently bound to one nitrogen atom.....
Explanation:
And thus we get a
However, because nitrogen is electronegative with respect to hydrogen, charge separation occurs to give the following polarity, as electronegative nitrogen polarizes electron density towards itself:
And in solution this gives rise to intermolecular bonding, precisely as it does in
In ammonia molecule(
Explanation:
Covalent bond is an intramolecular interaction i.e it is present between atoms within a molecule.
It is formed as a result of sharing of electron pairs between atoms in order to gain stability.
In
Hydrogen atom has
Nitrogen atom has
So, now these atoms will share their electrons. Each hydrogen atom will share it's electron with nitrogen atom. Thus the octet of nitrogen is complete now. And the hydrogen atom also has become stable by sharing it's three electrons with three(out of 5) electrons of nitrogen. Thus
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