Ammonia (#NH_3) involves an unequal sharing of electrons between nitrogen and hydrogen atoms. What type of bonding does ammonia have?

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Ammonia (#NH_3) involves an unequal sharing of electrons between nitrogen and hydrogen atoms. What type of bonding does ammonia have?

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Answer 1 · 2016-09-09T19:54:49

By definition, ammonia possesses polar covalent bonds.

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And thus ammonia is a water like solvent, i.e. #""^(delta-)NH^(delta+)""_3#. Intermolecularly, hydrogen bonding occurs and is responsible for ammonia's relatively high boiling point, #"b.p."-33.3# #""^@C#.

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Ammonia (#NH_3) involves an unequal sharing of electrons between nitrogen and hydrogen atoms. What type of bonding does ammonia have?

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