MHT CET 2026 Chemistry question

Identify the different types of bonds present in quaternary ammonium salts.

(A)Covalent
(B)Ionic
(C)Covalent and co-ordinate
(D)covalent, co-ordinate and ionicCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

A quaternary ammonium salt has the formula . Inside the cation, three N-C bonds are normal covalent bonds, and the fourth (formed using the nitrogen lone pair of the tertiary amine in the quaternisation) is a

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