Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

Ammonium ions, $\text{NH}_4^{+}$, are produced when ammonia gas reacts with hydrogen chloride gas. Which statement about the changes taking place in this reaction is correct?

  • AThe dipole moment of an ammonium ion is greater than the dipole moment of an ammonia molecule.
  • BThe H-N-H bond angle decreases when an ammonium ion is formed.
  • CThe hybridisation of nitrogen does not change.
  • DThere is electron transfer from nitrogen to chlorine.

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