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The ammonium ion contains:
- afour covalent bonds
- bthree covalent bonds and one co-ordinate bond
- cfour electrovalent bonds
- dtwo covalent and two co-ordinate bonds
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
three covalent bonds and one co-ordinate bond
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Explanation
Nitrogen shares three pairs with three hydrogen atoms and donates its lone pair to the fourth, a hydrogen ion.
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