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Question 20 • Chemistry

The shape of an NH sub 3 molecule is

Answer
A
bent.
B
tetrahedral.
C
trigonal planar.
D
trigonal pyramidal.

Explanation

Nitrogen in NH₃ has three N–H bonds and one lone pair, giving four regions of electron density. These arrange tetrahedrally, but the molecule’s shape describes the positions of its atoms; with the lone pair excluded, the shape is trigonal pyramidal. “Tetrahedral” describes the electron-group arrangement, not the molecular shape.

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