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Q. The compound which forms a dative bond with ammonia, is:

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$ N{{H}_{3}} $ (ammonia) is a Lewis base (as it has a lone pair to donate), hence, it can form adduct with $ BaC{{l}_{3}} $ (a Lewis acid) by dative or co-ordinate bond. $ H--\underset{H}{\overset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{N}}}\,}}}\,:\xrightarrow{{}}\underset{Cl}{\overset{Cl}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|}{\mathop{B}}}\,}}}\,--Cl $