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Offline Jekel0000

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NH4 is called Ammonium
NH4+ is called the Ammonium ion...

Lewis structures say the valence on a
NH4 has 9 valence electrons and Nitrogen needs a electron count of 5 for no formal charge, the number of bonds with the hydrogen count on the molecule make 8 used electrons for 9 - 8 = 1 therefore NH4 would have no formal charge if the was a free radical circling around the Nitrogen in the molecule...

is it possible for NH4 to have a free radical on the molecule around the Nitrogen to have no formal charge?

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Re: Can NH4 have no formal charge? if there is a free radical...
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2014, 02:28:17 AM »
It is not existing. Maybe in short time in space. Ammonium has positive charge.

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Re: Can NH4 have no formal charge? if there is a free radical...
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2014, 02:36:59 AM »
NH4 is called Ammonium

Is it? I don't think I have seen it used this way. Each time I see "ammonium" I feel like it is really referring to the NH4+ cation.
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