Question

What is the Atomicity of chlorine and Ammonium?

Answer 1

Answer:

Atomicity of Chlorine = 2

Atomicity of Ammonium = 5

Explanation:

In chlorine's abundant state its is available in Cl2 form so 2 atoms are available in its molecular state. Therefore its atomicity is 2

In case of ammonium is available in NH4 form so 1 atom of nitrogen and 4 atoms of hydrogen are available in its molecular state. Therefore its atomicity is 5

Answer 2

Answer:

Atomicity of chlorine and ammonium are 2 and 5 respectively.

Explanation:

The atomicity of a molecule is the total number of atoms present in the molecule.

Chlorine exist as $Cl_{2}$ at room temperature. Since it contains 2 chlorine atoms, atomicity of chlorine is 2.

Molecular formula of ammonium is $NH_{4}^{+}$. It contains 1 nitrogen and 4 hydrogen atoms. Therefore atomicity of ammonium is 5.