Question

Draw the electron-dot structure of the following compound and state the type of bonding in the given case:

NH₃

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{}\ce{H}\phantom{..}\ce{\text{}^\bullet_\bullet}\phantom{..}\ce{\overset{\bullet\phantom{.}\bullet}{\underset{\bullet\phantom{.}\bullet}{N}}}\phantom{..}\ce{\text{}^\bullet_\bullet}\phantom{}\phantom{..}\ce{H}\phantom{}\\
\phantom{}\ce{H}\phantom{.}
\end{array}\]

In NH₃, each hydrogen atom shares its one electron with the nitrogen atom to form a covalent bond.