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Name the type of chemical bonding involved in the formation of ammonium ion from ammonia​

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Answer:

When the ammonium ion, NH4+, is formed, the fourth hydrogen is attached by a dative covalent bond

Step-by-step explanation:

because only the hydrogen's nucleus is transferred from the chlorine to the nitrogen. The hydrogen's electron is left behind on the chlorine to form a negative chloride ion.

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When the ammonium ion, NH4+, is formed, the fourth hydrogen is attached by a dative covalent bond, because only the hydrogen's nucleus is transferred from the chlorine to the nitrogen. The hydrogen's electron is left behind on the chlorine to form a negative chloride ion.
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