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Determine the correct Lewis structure for ammonia (NH3). Note: Hydrogen and nitrogen have one and five valence electrons respectively.

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Answer: On Plato the correct answer is NOT figure D

Explanation: got that one wrong

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The lewis structure is helpful in showing how the bonding between atoms of a molecule are. The lewis structure of ammonia would be that the nitrogen atom will share three pairs of electron with the three hydrogen atoms leaving nitrogen to have 1 lone pair.
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