Hydrogen Chloride occurs in the free state

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$H C l$ occurs in the free state in volcanic gases and in gastric juices of mammals. Due to the difference in electronegativities of $H$ and $C l$ , the bond in $H C l$ in polar covalent.

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Hydrogen Chloride occurs in the free state

Hydrogen chloride is insoluble in water. True/False?

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K O H / E t O H - ------- \to C l_{2} + H_{2} O - ----- \to

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Thermal expansion occurs only in gases.

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