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Ammonia and amines have a slightly flattened trigonal pyramidal shape with a lone pair of electrons above the nitrogen. In quaternary ammonium ions, this area is occupied by a fourth substituent.

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Ammonia and amines have a slightly flattened trigonal pyramidal shape with a lone pair of electrons above the nitrogen. In quaternary ammonium ions, this area is occupied by a fourth substituent.

ammonia boron trifluoride formation

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anhydrous ammonia smelling salts Haber-Bosch process ammonium nitrate biogenic gas ammonium hydroxide arginine aspartic acid carbamoyl phosphate ammonium sulfate nitride nitric acid hydrazine azide nitrite nitrate water borane hydrogen peroxide silane

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Joseph Priestley

Joseph Priestley

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