Question

What type of ligand is ammonia?

Answer 1

1. Ammonia(${\mathrm{NH}}_3$) is a monodentate ligand. It can donate only one pair of electrons from the N atom.
2. A monodentate ligand is a type of ligand that can donate one pair of electrons from the central metal atom.
3. Ligands are classified on the basis of strong or weak field ligands.
4. A strong field ligand is one that can pair all the unpaired electrons.
5. Whereas weak field ligands are incapable of doing this.
6. Ammonia is a strong field ligand because it can pair all the unpaired electrons.