Ammonia acts as a very good ligand but ammonium ion does not form complexes because
Chemistry · Class 12 · CBSE — Coordination Compounds
Ammonia acts as a very good ligand but ammonium ion does not form complexes because
- NH3 is a gas while NH4 + is in liquid form
- NH3 undergoes sp3 hybridisation while NH4 + undergoes sp3d hybridisation
- NH4 + ion does not have any lone pair of electrons
- NH4 + ion has one unpaired electron while NH3 has two unpaired electrons.
Answer
(C) NH 4 + ion does not have any lone pair of electrons
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