Draw the structure of H3O+ and NH4+.

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Hydronium ion: The compound giving hydronium ion is water. One lone pair on the oxygen atom of water molecule is shared with the hydrogen ion. In this combination, the hydrogen ion accepts a pair of electrons and distributes the charge over the entire hydronium radical.

Ammonium ion: One lone pair on the nitrogen atom of ammonia molecule is shared with the hydrogen ion. In this combination, the hydrogen ion accepts a pair of electrons and distributes the charge across the entire ammonium radical.

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