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The geometry of ammonia molecule can be best described as :

A

Nitrogen at one vetex of a regular tetrahedron, the other three vertices being occupied by three hydrogens

B

Nitrogen at the centre of the tetrahedron, three of the vertices being occupied by three hydrogens

C

Nitrogen at the centre of an equilateral triangle, three corners being occupied by three hydrogens

D

Nitrogen at the junction of a T, three open ends being occupied by three hydrogens

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B

In `overset(* *)NH_(3)` central atom is nitrogen which is `sp^(3)` hybidized hence, it will be at the centre of tetrahedron with H-atoms at three vertices.
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