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Because the Nitrogen has five electrons. when it forms a bond with the three hydrogens it has two left over. those two unpaired electron will occupy a non-bonding shell and because of electron replusion, it will want to be as far away from each other as possible. therefore one hydrogen in the plane, one coming out of the paper, one going into the paper and two electrons on top. enjoy
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The angle around nitrogen in the ammonium is?
The H-N-H bond angle (assuming that's what the question is trying to ask) is a bit less than the tetrahedral angle, 109.5o.
What is the difference between ammonium bisulfite ammonium bisulphide and ammonium bisulphate?
Ammonium bisulfite is NH4HSO3 Ammonium bisulfide is NH4SH Ammonium bisulfate is NH4HSO4
VSEPR formulas would predict a tetrahedral shape?
trigonal planar
What is the difference between ammonium nitrate and ammonium chloride?
Ammonium nitrate is NH4NO3 Ammonium chloride is NH4Cl
What is ammonium hypophosphate?
ammonium hypophosphate is an ammonium salt of hypophosphoric acid.
What is the shape of the polyatomic ammonium ion?
Its shape is tetrahedral.
Molecular ion shape of NH4?
NH4+, or ammonium, has a tetrahedral shape with a covalent bond angle of 109.5 degrees between the hydrogen atoms. The bond length of the nitrogen-hydrogen bond is about 1.04 Angstroms.
What is vsepr for n2h4?
It would be angular (V-Shaped)
The shape of IO3- is best described as T-shaped tetrahedral trigonal planar or trigonal pyramidal?
t-shape.Ax3
What is a tetrahedron shaped dice?
A tetrahedral die (not dice!) is a triangle-based pyramid, whose four faces are equilateral triangles.
The angle around nitrogen in the ammonium is?
The H-N-H bond angle (assuming that's what the question is trying to ask) is a bit less than the tetrahedral angle, 109.5o.
Is XeF4 a tetrahedral?
No it is not a tetrahedral!
The shape of the methane molecule is called?
tetrahedral l
What is the Molecule shape of CH4?
Molecular shape is tetrahedral.It has no lone pairs.
What VSEPR shape does SiCl4 have?
SiCl2Br2 would take a tetrahedral shape according to the VSEPR theory.
Is ammonium polar or non polar?
Since the NH4^+1 ion has 4 H's attached to an N in a tetrahedral shape, it is nonpolar However Ammonia NH3 has 3 H's attached to an N in a pyramidal shape, so it is polar Do a search for Ammonium and ammonia and pick image. You will see the difference.
What ions would have a tetrahedral shape?
Any one with a central atom bonded to four others, such as phosphate or ammonium. PO(subscript 4) (superscript 3-) NH(subscript 4) (superscript +)
