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NH4Cl

Is it N surrounded by 4 H's and then the Cl is connected to a H??
Technically I think that couldn't happen so how would this molecule look?

Thanks

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The NH4^+ part has N as the central atom with 4 H atoms connected to it sharing 4 pairs of electrons. Technically, one of the N-H bonds is a coordinate covalent bond since both electrons "belong" to the N initially(but of course in the real structure all of the N-H bonds are identical). The bond between NH4^+ and Cl^- is an ionic one.
Oh..Okay.

Thanks Dr.Bob