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Structure of ammonia is

A

pyramidal

B

tetrahedral

C

trigonal

D

trigonal pyramidal

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A

Structure of ammonia is pyramidal (Distorted from tetrahedral to pyramidal due to repulsion between lone pair and bond pair of electrons).
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