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Q.

The geometry of ammonia molecule can be best described as :

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a

nitrogen at the centre of an equilateral triangle, three corners being occupied by three hydrogens

b

nitrogen at the centre of the tetrahedron, three of the vertices being occupied by three hydrogens

c

nitrogen at the junction of a T, three open ends being occupied by three hydrogens

d

nitrogen at one vertex of a regular tetrahedron, the other three vertices being occupied by the three hydrogens

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Since the central nitrogen atom in NH3 is sp3 hybridised, it will be located at the centre of a tetrahedron with three H-atoms at its vertices.

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