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The geometry of ammonia molecule can be best described as :

A

nitrogen at one vertex of a regular tetrahedron, the other three vertices being occupied by the three hydrogens

B

nitrogen at the centre of the tetrahedron, 3 of the vertices being occupied by 3 hydrogens

C

nitrogen at the centre of an equilateral triangle, 3 corners being occupied by 3 hydrogens

D

nitrogen at the junction of T, 3 open ends being occupied by 3 hydrogens

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