I am confused.
How come when you add an extra electron, you get a negative charge, but when you add a hydrogen to a conjugate base, like NH3, why do you get NH4+?

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I am confused.
How come when you add an extra electron, you get a negative charge, but when you add a hydrogen to a conjugate base, like NH3, why do you get NH4+?

amtran_bus · Answer

@AccessDenied 
Can you help?
Also, on that last problem, I never got it...I still can't see it on here.

accessdenied · Answer

The hydrogen atom that is added has no outer electron, it is simply a proton.  The overall charge of the NH3 molecule was 0, then a positive hydrogen proton is added which has charge +1.
The total charge becomes 0+1= +1

I don't remember what you are referring to...  o.o

amtran_bus · Answer

Thanks! It was another ? I posted eariler. No worries.

accessdenied · Answer

strange.. okay.  you're welcome!  :)