Answer:
Each Y atom needs three electrons to complete its octet by forming three bonds to hydrogen. There is one unshared pair of electrons and three bonding pairs of electrons. The bonds in the product are covalent.
Explanation:
Recall that group 5A elements contain five electrons in their outermost shell. These five electrons consists of a lone pair and three electrons that can form three bonds with hydrogen to give YH3 where Y is the group 5A element.
The YH3 molecule contains one lone(unshared) pair of electrons as well as three bonding pairs of electrons. The compounds are covalent.