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How many hydrogen bonds can form between NH3 and other identical molecules?

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Each ammonia molecule (NH3) can, on average, form two hydrogen bonds at a time with other NH3 molecules due to one lone pair on nitrogen which can act as a hydrogen bond acceptor, and three hydrogen atoms act as donors.

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Ammonia, NH3, has the ability to form hydrogen bonds due to its polar nature and the presence of hydrogen atoms bound to a highly electronegative atom, which is nitrogen in this case. Each NH3 molecule can theoretically form one hydrogen bond through its nitrogen atom, as nitrogen has a lone pair that can act as a hydrogen bond acceptor. Additionally, each hydrogen atom in NH3 can be considered a hydrogen bond donor. On average, pure liquid NH3 can form two hydrogen bonds at a time with other NH3 molecules, similar to hydrogen fluoride (HF).

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