chloride molecule is nonpolar but HCL molecule is Polar give reason

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In chlorine molecule, the shared pair of electrons are attracted equally between two chlorine atoms. This results in nonpolar bond.

In case of HCl, electrons are not equally shared between H -Cl. Shared electrons are more strongly attracted towards chlorine,which is more electronegative. Hence, it is polar.

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