NH3 as a lewis base

[Daljit Takher 1B]

What makes NH3 a lewis base?

[Hana Aflatooni]

A Lewis base is defined as an electron-pair donor. NH3 has an extra electron pair attached to N, therefore it is easy for it to bond with H+ and create a coordinate covalent bond.

[Kaitlyn_Urquilla_1I]

Hi! If you draw the Lewis structure for NH3, you'll see that it has lone pairs. Since a Lewis base is an electron-pair donor and NH3 has lone pairs to donate, it is a Lewis base.

[Nicole Ton 3C]

NH3 is a Lewis base because it can donate electrons. In NH3, the N has a lone pair attached to it. This lone pair of electrons can be donated, which makes NH3 a Lewis base by definition (Lewis bases are things that can donate electrons).

[gracebinder3I]

Hi!
I feel like it is easier to explain this in terms of it's conjugate base, NH4+.
A Lewis base donate e- while a Lewis acid accepts e-. NH4+ is an acid because it has the potential to accept e- to balance out its positive formal charge. When it does this, NH3 is created. NH4+ and NH3 are a Lewis conjugate acid-base pair so if NH4+ is a Lewis acid, NH3 is a Lewis base.
I hope this helps!

[HaleyC 2F]

A lewis base donates lone pair and the Nitrogen atom in NH3 has a lone pair that it can donate to other molecules .

[Vashe Sundar 3H]

NH3 is a lewis base because the N has a lone pair than can be donated.

[Macy_Anderson_2F]

NH3 is a lewis base because the lone pair on the nitrogen atom can be donated. It is also a bronsted base because it can accept a proton and become the acid NH4+

[Natasha]

NH3 is a lewis base because of the fact that there is a lone pair on the nitrogen atom. This can be donated which makes it a base.

[madeleinewright]

Lewis bases are defined as atoms or molecules that can donate an electron lone pair. Since there is a lone pair on the nitrogen atom in NH3 that can be donated, it is a Lewis base.

[Anubhav_Chandla1G]

Ammonia is a Lewis base because it possesses a lone pair of electrons that may be given, making it a Lewis base.

[Kathryn Heinemeier 3H]

it has a lone pair of electrons that can be donated, hence making it a lewis base.

[Yewon Jang 3K]

The lone pair on N in the ammonia molecule makes it available to donate an electron pair so it is a base.

[tashyavakil 2K]

The lone pairs on the n can be donated as a lewis base.

[Konmal Ali 1G]

The nitrogen atom in ammonia possesses a lone pair of electrons that can easily be transferred to the Lewis acid. The Lewis base ammonia (NH3) has a single pair.

[Joanne Sarsam 2F]

There is a lone pair on the nitrogen; this can be seen when you draw out the Lewis structure. Therefore, the N can donate its electrons to form a coordinate covalent bond with another compound, acting as a Lewis base.

[Ashwin Vasudevan 3A]

A lewis base is an electron pair donor. When you draw the lewis structure for NH3 there is a lone pair on the nitrogen atom. This makes it a base because the lone pair can form a coordinate covalent bond.

[Omar Alkhalili 1J]

Hello! NH3 has a lone pair that it is able to donate to be a lewis base. Molecules with nitrogen also tend to be weak lewis bases.

[Iman Gauhar 3E]

Hi! A Lewis base is defined as a molecule that can donate a lone pair of electrons. Since NH3 has an extra lone pair of electrons attached to the nitrogen, it is a Lewis base.

[Ameen Shaheen 2I]

With a lone pair, NH3 acts as an electron donor and eventually becomes a lewis base

[Eszter Kovacs 1A]

NH3 is a Lewis base because it can donate its lone pair of electrons to a Lewis acid.

[Ashley Fakolujo 3H]

So anything with lone pairs is considered a Lewis base?

[Sam Forster 2J]

Nh3 has a lone pair that it will donate to hydrogen, creating NH4, its conjugate acid. The donation of the electrons to the acidic hydrogen (lewis Acid) makes it a base.

[Lizzy Bulla 3K]

NH3 has a lone pair and a formal charge. This means it is willing to donate a hydrogen to balance out its formal charge. This makes it a Lewis Base. Hopes it helps!