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Ammonia molecule has got trigonal pyramidal geometry even though central atom gets sp3 hybridization. Give reason.​

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  • 07-10-2020
N has 5 outershell electrons
In NH3 N shares 3 electrons with H
2 electrons are not bonded with
So there are 3 bonding pairs and one lone pair of electrons
Lone pair - bond pair repulsion is greater than bond pair - bond pair repulsion
So they arrange in a way that minimizes repulsion forming a trigonal pyramidal shape
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