VSEPR and Bond Hybridization

AP Chemistry· difficulty 2/5

Ammonia has nitrogen bonded to three hydrogens with a single lone pair occupying the fourth electron domain.

The molecular geometry of NH3 is:

A
$Bent$
B
$Trigonal planar$
C
$Trigonal pyramidal$
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D
$Tetrahedral$

Explanation

With one lone pair and three bonded H atoms, NH3 has tetrahedral electron geometry but trigonal pyramidal molecular shape.

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