According to VSEPR theory, the structure of the ammonia molecule, NH3, is
A) triagonal planar
B) linear
C) bent
D) triagonal pryramidal

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The structure of the Ammonia molecule according to VSEPR theory is trigonal pyramidal.

Ammonia is a colorless gas having a pungent smell. It posses 2 elements. The VSEPR theory helps in predicting the structure of the molecule based on the hybridization and repulsion.

The structure of [tex]\rm NH_3[/tex], according to Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory (VSEPR) will be:

The number of orbitals involved in the molecule formation is 4. The molecule thus possesses [tex]\rm sp^3[/tex] hybridization.

The nitrogen has available loan pair of electrons since there are only 3 hydrogen atoms bonded to it. The availability of the loan pair will result in the bending of the structure and will acquire a trigonal planar geometry.

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