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Draw an orbital overlap diagram to represent the bonding in ammonia, NH3.

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NH3 is a molecule with a nitrogen atom in the middle surrounded by 3 hydrogen atoms bonded covalently. Nitrogen has 5 valence electrons so, it will form sigma bonds (sp3 hybrid orbitals) with each of the hydrogen atom. The remaining lone pair electrons will be situated above the atom. You ca look at this image I've pulled from Google.
Draw an orbital overlap diagram to represent the bonding in ammonia, NH3.-example-1
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