Ammonia molecule has one lone pair of electrons. It combines with hydroxyl ions of water to form ammonium ions through a coordinate bond.

Ammonia molecule has one lone pair of electrons. It reacts with hydrogen ions of water to form ammonium ions by a covalent bond.

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Ammonia molecule has one lone pair of electrons. It reacts with hydroxyl ions of water to form ammonium ions by a covalent bond.

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Ammonia molecule has one lone pair of electrons. It reacts with hydroxyl ions of water to form ammonium ions by a covalent bond.

Ammonia molecule has one lone pair of electrons. It combines with $H^{+}$ ions of water (not hydroxyl ions) to form ammonium ions through a coordinate bond.

$N H_{3} + H^{+} \to N H_{4}^{+}$

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