Two students made the Lewis dot diagrams of NH3. The diagrams are as shown.


Which student drew the correct Lewis dot diagram?


Only Student A

Only Student B

Both Student A and Student B

Neither Student A nor Student B

Two students made the Lewis dot diagrams of NH3 The diagrams are as shownWhich student drew the correct Lewis dot diagram Only Student A Only Student B Both Stu class=

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Answer :  The correct option is, Only Student B

Explanation :

Lewis-dot structure : It shows the bonding between the atoms of a molecule and it also shows the unpaired electrons present in the molecule.

In the Lewis-dot structure the valance electrons are shown by 'dot'.

The given molecule is, [tex]NH_3[/tex]

As we know that nitrogen has '5' valence electrons and hydrogen has '1' valence electron.

Therefore, the total number of valence electrons in [tex]NH_3[/tex] = 5 + 3(1) = 8

According to Lewis-dot structure, there are 6 number of bonding electrons and 2 number of non-bonding electrons.

The Lewis dot structure of student A is wrong because there is a coordinate bond present between the nitrogen and hydrogen is not covalent.

Thus, the correct Lewis-dot structure of [tex]NH_3[/tex] is shown by the student B.

Answer:

b

Explanation:

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