Assertion :Hydrogen chloride is a polar substance. Reason: Hydrogen and chlorine has the same electronegativity.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect HCl is a polar substance.
Cl atom is much more electronegative than H atom.This means that the Cl atom has a stronger pull on the electrons shared in the covalent bond than H.
This means that electrons are more towards Cl than towards H.This gives the Cl slightly negative charge and H slightly positive charge. Hence, the bond is polar and there is a large difference in electronegativity.