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The Lewis dot structure of ammonia, NH3, reveals that it has one lone pair of electrons and three bonds (each to a hydrogen) around the central nitrogen atom. According to VSEPR theory, what molecular shape will it have?
i thought it was tetrahedral but its wrong. what and why is the answer.
i thought it was tetrahedral but its wrong. what and why is the answer.
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Answered by
DrBob222
There are two answers. The ELECTRONIC GEOMETRY is tetrahedral; the molecular geometry is trigonal pyramidal.
Look at the AB3E here.
http://chemlabs.uoregon.edu/GeneralResources/models/vsepr.html
Look at the AB3E here.
http://chemlabs.uoregon.edu/GeneralResources/models/vsepr.html
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