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Give reasons for the following:

Formation of ammonia involves one atom of nitrogen sharing three electron pairs one with each of the three atoms of hydrogen.

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The valency of nitrogen is 3 and that of hydrogen is 1. N needs three electrons to attain a stable octet and H needs one electron to attain stable duplet. Hence, one atom of nitrogen shares three electron pairs one with each of the three atoms of hydrogen.

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