Ammonium ion carries charge and is known as a _ .

+2 ; polyatomic anion

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+1 ; monoatomic cation

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+1 ; polyatomic cation

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-1 ; monoatomic anion

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Solution

The correct option is C +1 ; polyatomic cation
Ammonia is represented as ${NH}_{4}_{4}^{+}$ , It carries +1 charge and is a cation.
Since it is made up of two different atoms of nitrogen and hydrogen, hence it is called a polyatomic ion.

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