Question

Alkylamine dissolve in hydrochloric acid to form alkylammonium chloride. The nitrogen in the latter salt is ______.

Options

• Quadricovalent only

• Tricovalent only

• Unielectrovalent only

• Quadricovalent, Unielectrovalent

Answer 1

Alkylamine dissolve in hydrochloric acid to form alkylammonium chloride. The nitrogen in the latter salt is Quadricovalent, Unielectrovalent.

Explanation:

\[\ce{R-NH2 + HCl -> [RNH^+3]Cl^-}\] or

alkylammonium chloride

In this salt, nitrogen has Quadricovalent and Unielectrovalent bonds.