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Explain ,Why NH4+ ion doesnot form complexes?

Gunti sivaprasad , 12 Years ago

Grade 12th Pass

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VEERU YERRAYYA

Last Activity: 12 Years ago

NH₄⁺ Ion does not act as ligand because nitrogen atom has no lone pair of
electrons which it can donate to metal atom.

Aravind Bommera

Last Activity: 12 Years ago

Complexes are generally formed by donation of a pair of electrons from the
ligand to metal; as NH3 with a lone pair on nitrogen can form complexes but NH₄⁺does not have it.So,it can''t.

Proton spin lattice relaxation by NH₄⁺ ion motions and spin diffusion in some ammonium compounds

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Annu chhabra

Last Activity: 8 Years ago

Ammonia is a good Lewis Base, has a tendency to donate electrons. Ammonia has free lone pair, it can form stable complex by donating the electrons while ammonium ion do not have free lone pair to donate, so not form complex ions.

CalebS

Last Activity: 6 Years ago

Ammonia being a good Lewis Base, has a tendency to donate electrons. Due to the presence of free lone pair, it can form stable complex by donating the electrons.

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Ammonium ion does not have free lone pair to donate, so it can’t form complex ions.

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