Hydrogen bonding diagram for three NH3 molecules

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hydrogen bonding with NH3 please.help.ASAP!

Homework Statement



NH3 is a donor & acceptor of hydrogen in hydrogen bond formation...Draw a diagram to show the H bonding of an ammonia molecule w/2 other NH3 molecule.

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The Attempt at a Solution




this is what i did
H H H
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H-N***H-N***H-N
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H H H

solid lines is covalent bond, stars are hydrogen bonds. did i do it correct?
 
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well the top and bottom H are attached to the Nitrogen...diagram didnt turn out like how i drew it...
 


Ignoring the fact that it is completely scrambled looks OK to me.