The electron dot diagram that illustrates the structure of a molecule of Hydrogen chloride is:

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Solution

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Electronic configuration of H = 1
Electronic configuration of Cl = 2, 8, 7

Since chlorine is more electronegative than hydrogen, so the shared pair of electrons lies close to more electronegative atom Cl. This induces the polarity in the covalent bond between H and CI atoms.

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