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Published on: August 13, 2026
The geometry of ammonia molecule can be best described as:
A
Nitrogen at one vertex of a regular tetrahedron, the other three vertices being occupied by the three hydrogens
B
Nitrogen at the center of the tetrahedron, three of the vertices being occupied by three hydrogens
C
Nitrogen at the center of an equilateral triangle, three corners being occupied by three hydrogens
D
Nitrogen at the junction of a 
, three open ends being occupied by three hydrogens
, three open ends being occupied by three hydrogens
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
B
In 
, central atom is nitrogen which is 
hybridized hence it will be at the centre of tetrahedron with H -atoms at three vertices.
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