Give reasons for the following:
The nitrogen atom of the ammonia molecules leads to the formation of an ammonium ion.

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Ammonium ion $({NH}_{4}^{+})$ :
It is formed when a lone pair of ammonia molecules is shared with the $H^{+}$ ions.
Electronic configuration : ${}_{7}N \to 2, 5 {}_{1}H \to 1$
Ammonia $({NH}_{3})$ molecule has $3$ shared pair of electrons with $H$ and $1$ lone pair.
${NH}_{3} \to H - N_{H_{}^{|}}^{\circ \circ} - H$
The lone pair is due to $2$ electrons left with nitrogen that didn't form any bond. So, nitrogen is responsible for the formation of ${NH}_{4}^{+}$ ion.

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Give reasons for the following:The nitrogen atom of the ammonia molecules leads to the formation of an ammonium ion.

Give reasons for the following:
The nitrogen atom of the ammonia molecules leads to the formation of an ammonium ion.