What happens when HCl is in the gaseous state?
What happens when HCl is in the gaseous state?
The correct option is C HCl is unionized in the gaseous state.
The process by which polar covalent compounds are converted into ions, in water solution, is called ionisation.
In the gaseous state or in the liquid state, HCl is unionized and does not conduct an electric current. It is, however , polar covalent in nature, i.e., shows charge distribution in its molecule such that the hydrogen atom has a slight positive charge and the chlorine has a slight negative charge.
When hydrogen chloride is added to water [a polar solvent], the slightly negatively charged oxygen of the water exerts an electrostatic pull on the slightly positively charged hydrogen ions present in the molecule of HCl. Thus, H+ ions combine with water to form hydronium ions [H3O]+ .
HCl is unionized in the gaseous state.
The process by which polar covalent compounds are converted into ions, in water solution, is called ionisation.
In the gaseous state or in the liquid state, HCl is unionized and does not conduct an electric current. It is, however , polar covalent in nature, i.e., shows charge distribution in its molecule such that the hydrogen atom has a slight positive charge and the chlorine has a slight negative charge.
When hydrogen chloride is added to water [a polar solvent], the slightly negatively charged oxygen of the water exerts an electrostatic pull on the slightly positively charged hydrogen ions present in the molecule of HCl. Thus, H+ ions combine with water to form hydronium ions [H3O]+ .
