Question
Give reason for the following:
Ammonia acts as a ligand.
Ammonia acts as a ligand.
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Answer
Due to the presence of lone pair of electrons on $N,\ NH_3$ acts as a ligand.$\text{AgCl}\ \ \ \ \ +\ \ \ 2\text{NH}_3\ \ \ \xrightarrow{\ \ \ \ \ }\ \ \ [\text{Ag(NH}_3)_2]\text{Cl}\\^\text{Silver chloride}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ^\text{Diam mine e (I) chloride}$
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