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Question
Bonding in this molecule can be understood to involve coordinate bonding.
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Carbon tetrachloride
Hydrogen
Hydrogen chloride
Ammonium chloride
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Solution
Ammonium chloride
Bonding in Ammonium chloride molecule can be understood to involve coordinate bonding.
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