Question

Ammonia act as a Lewis base because nitrogen has ____________.

पर्याय

• 3 electrons in the outermost shell

• it has pyramidal structure

• bond pair of electrons

• lone pair of electrons

Answer 1

Ammonia act as a Lewis base because nitrogen has lone pair of electrons.

Explanation:

Lewis base is a substance that can donate lone pair of electrons. NH₃ has one lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom therefore can act as a Lewis base.