Question

Assertion: Ammonia shows a trigonal pyramidal molecular structure.
Reason: In the structure of ammonia, three atoms are attached to the central atom and thus, shows tetrahedral electron pair geometry.

• A. Assertion is true, Reason is true and Reason is correct explanation for Assertion.
  
• B. Assertion is true, Reason is true and Reason is NOT the correct explanation for Assertion.
• C. Both the statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is correct explanation of statement 1.
• D. Assertion is true, Reason is false.
• E. Assertion is false, Reason is true.
  

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Both the statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is correct explanation of statement 1.

Statement 1: Ammonia shows a trigonal pyramidal molecular structure.
Statement 2: In the structure of ammonia three H atoms are attached to the central N atom and thus shows tetrahedral electron pair geometry.
The N atom has 3 bond pairs of electrons and one lone pair of electrons. N atom undergoes $s{p}^3$ hybridisation.
Both the statements 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is correct explanation of statement 1.