Question

write two similarities and two differences between Ammonia and ammonium ion

Answer 1

Ammonium is formed when the lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom of the ammonia molecule, form a coordinate covalent bond with a hydrogen ion (aka a proton). ... Ammonia is a base while Ammonium is an acid (conjugate acid of ammonia) because it can donate its extra hydrogen (proton) to another species.