2007-06-15 09:23:21 · 4 answers · asked by neice_08 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
There is one 1 structure.
I could see an argument for 4 structures, but the 4 would really just be the same structure with a different orientation.
2007-06-15 09:36:43 · answer #1 · answered by Mark M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be 0. There has to be a pi orbital or a free p orbital for a compound to have a resonance structure. All of the electrons in ammonium are in sigma bonds (single bonds). Plus you cannot shift electrons onto hydrogens.
2007-06-15 17:40:32 · answer #2 · answered by jdenapol@verizon.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NH4+ doesn't have any resonance structures
2007-06-15 16:35:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just the one. There are no other ways of arranging the electrons than a central N+ and 4 x H atoms.
2007-06-15 16:36:00 · answer #4 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋