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Laboratory Preparation of Ammonia

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Number of bonded pairs and lone pairs of electrons present in the central atom of ammonia molecule are

A

3,1

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B

2,2

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C

1,3

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D

4,0

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Solution

The correct option is A 3,1
N belongs to group 15 and has 5 electrons in valence shell. 3 are involved in bonding with the 3 H atoms. So, lone pair = 1 and bond pairs = 3.

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