Ammonia is made up of nitrogen and hydrogen. Nitrogen is in Group 15 of the periodic table, and hydrogen is in Group 1. Which statement about the bonds in a molecule of ammonia is correct?(1 point)

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Each nitrogen atom is bonded to two hydrogen atoms.
Each nitrogen atom is bonded to two hydrogen atoms.

Each hydrogen atom is bonded to two nitrogen atoms.
Each hydrogen atom is bonded to two nitrogen atoms.

Each nitrogen atom is bonded to three hydrogen atoms.
Each nitrogen atom is bonded to three hydrogen atoms.

Each hydrogen atom is bonded to three nitrogen atoms.

Answer 1

The correct statement about the bonds in a molecule of ammonia (NH₃) is:

Each nitrogen atom is bonded to three hydrogen atoms.

In ammonia, one nitrogen atom forms three single covalent bonds with three hydrogen atoms.