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Ammonia is a compound not an element.

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What type of charge does a hydrogen atom of an ammonia molecule have?

A hydrogen atom of an ammonia molecule has a slight positive charge, due to the high electronegativity of the nitrogen atom.


Ammonia involves an unequal sharing of electrons between nitrogen and thre hydrogen atoms what type of bonding does ammonia have?

Ammonia has a covalent bond, where electrons are shared between nitrogen and hydrogen atoms. This type of bond results in the unequal sharing of electrons due to the differences in electronegativity between the elements.


Is ammonia a ionic or covalent compound?

Ammonia is a covalent compound. It is a compound of two nonmetals, nitrogen and hydrogen, so the difference in electronegativity is not great enough to cause ionic bonding.


Is ammonia mlecule NH3 more polar than water molecule?

No, water molecule (H2O) is more polar than ammonia (NH3) because of the greater difference in electronegativity between oxygen and hydrogen atoms in water molecule compared to nitrogen and hydrogen atoms in ammonia molecule. Water has two polar covalent bonds while ammonia has only one.


Why is ammonia considered a polar molecule?

Ammonia is a polar molecule because the different electronegativity's of the nitrogen and the hydrogen molecules makes the hydrogen slightly positive and the nitrogen slightly negative. However there are 2 valance electons of the nitrogen atom which are not bonded to anything, which are called lone pairs. The lone pairs means that the ammonia molecule is not symmetrical therefore the electronegativity's do not cancel eachother, creating a polar molecule. ( The reason why the shape is no longer symmetircal is because lone pairs repel more than the bond pairs of the N-H, and essentially the bonding pairs are "squeezed" together, which accounts for the smaller than expected bond angle of 107 degrees)


Why is melting point of ammonia lower than water?

The melting point of a substance is based upon the polarity of the bonds that make up the substance. In water, the O-H bond has a difference in electronegativity of 1.4 (Pauling's Scale) and in ammonia, the N-H bond has a difference in electronegativity of .9. Therefore, it takes more energy to break apart the O-H bond because the polarity is so great, and this is why it has a higher melting point than ammonia.


Does nitrogen have a high or low electronegativity?

Nitrogen has a relatively high electronegativity compared to other elements. Its electronegativity value is around 3.04 on the Pauling scale, indicating its strong ability to attract electrons in a chemical bond.


Is ammonia a dipole dipole or extreme dipole?

It is a dipole compound. Because of n atom has a lone pair.


What type of bonding does ammonia?

polar covalent


Why ammonia is written as nh3 not as h3n?

Ammonia is written as NH3 because nitrogen is listed first in the molecular formula due to its higher electronegativity compared to hydrogen. This convention helps to show the arrangement of atoms within the molecule and specifically indicates that nitrogen is bonded to three hydrogen atoms in ammonia.


What type bonding does ammonia have?

A polar covalent bond, I think, ( not sure about the electronegativity difference and I am too lazy to look it up ) between the nitrogen and the three hydrogen. NH3


Does ammonia have a dipole moment?

NH3 is an asymmetrical compound.So it is exhibits.