Question

explain about ammonia is a covalent compound​

Answer 1

Ammonia, or NH3 , is a covalently bonded molecule because its constituent atoms do not differ greatly enough in electronegativity to create...

Answer 2

Ammonia is a covalent compound because -

• We can apply the Fajan's rule in this case. In the ammonia or NH3, the cation in hydrogen (H+) and the anion is nitrogen (N-).
• Now, cation is significantly smaller than the anion is this case. This implies the covalent nature of the of the ammonia compound, according to the Fajan's rule.
• On the other hand, the electronegativity differences between hydrogen and nitrogen, also helps to form the covalent bond instead of the ionic bond