Question

Which of the following compounds is polar covalent compound?

• A. $CC{l}_4$
• B. $HCl$
• C. $NaCl$
• D. $KCl$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $HCl$

$HCl$ is a polar covalent compound.
Polar covalent bonding is a type of chemical bond where a pair of electrons is unequally shared between two atoms due to the difference in their electro-negativities. These compounds are called polar covalent compounds. An example is HCl, where both have different electro-negativities.