Posted by Joseph on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 6:42pm.
The difference lies in the number of lone pair electrons. Lone pair electrons take up more room than paired electrons; therefore, the atoms "on the other side" of the lone pair have less room and the angles are smaller. The NH4^+ has no unpaired electrons and the angle is that of a tetrahedral angle.
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