The type of bond formed between an ammonia molecule (NH3) and a hydrogen ion (H+) is called a coordinate covalent bond or a dative bond. In this bond, the hydrogen ion donates a lone pair of electrons to the ammonia molecule, forming a bond between the hydrogen ion and the nitrogen atom in ammonia.
The type of bond formed between an ammonia (NH3) molecule and a hydrogen ion (H+) is known as a coordinate covalent bond or a dative bond. In this bond, the ammonia molecule donates a pair of electrons from its lone pair to the hydrogen ion, which is accepting the electrons. This forms a new molecule called ammonium (NH4+) ion. The shared pair of electrons is located between the nitrogen atom in ammonia and the hydrogen ion.
