A brief explanation of the differences between Ammonia (NH3) and the Ammonium Ion (NH4+) including Lewis structures, molecular geometry, and bond angles.
In comparing and contrasting Ammonia and the Ammonium ion:
• Ammonia is a strong smelling substance. The Ammonium ion has no odor.
• Both Ammonia and the Ammonium ion have eight valence electrons.
• Ammonia has a trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry. This is because of the lone pair of electrons.
• The Ammonium ion has a tetrahedral molecular geometry since it has four single bonds to the H atoms and no lone pairs.
• Ammonia (NH3) is a single molecule. The Ammonium ion (NH4+) exists bonded to other atoms, like Cl in the compound NH4Cl, or surrounded by water molecules when dissolved in water.
Resources for the Ammonia (NH3):
Lewis Structure:
Molecular Geometry and Bond Angles:
Hybridization:
Formal Charge:
Resources for the Ammonium Ion (NH4+):
Lewis Structure:
Molecular Geometry and Bond Angles:
Hybridization:
Formal Charge:
Other Resources:
Drawing Lewis Structures:
For more practice, see
Finding Valence Electrons:
Ammonia Vs The Ammonium Ion (NH3 Vs NH4 +) For Country: United States. City: Bridgeport, Denton, Hartford, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City
