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Ammonium chloride, , contains ionic, covalent and coordinate bonding. Describe the dot-and-cross diagrams for the ion and the ion, and explain how these diagrams illustrate the types of bonding present.
CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Chemical bonding
Chemical bonding: describe question
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