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Assertion :HCl is considered a polar covalent compound. Reason: The chloride ion is less electronegative than hydrogen ion. So chloride ion carries partial negative character while hydrogen carries partial positive character.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
HCl is polar covalent compound as the chloride ion is more electronegative than hydrogen ion. So chloride ion carries partial negative character while hydrogen carries partial positive character. Covalent character is shown by HCl as the atoms of hydrogen and chlorine share their electrons with each other.

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