What is the reason for formation of polar covalent bond in HCl?

Since it reacts with water

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Due to difference in electronegativity between H and Cl

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Both A and B

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Due to difference in electronegativity between H and Cl
The strength that an atom has to attract a bonding pair of electrons to itself is called electronegativity.
In case of HCL, the two positively charged nuclei have different attractive forces,thus, they “pull” the electron pair to different degrees. As a result, the electron pair is shifted towards one atom.

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What is the reason for the formation of polar covalent bond in HCl?

For the formation of covalent bond, the difference in the value of electronegativities should be

B = 2.0

C l = 3.0

I

B {C l}_{3}

I I

B - C l

For the formation of the covalent bond, the difference in the value of electronegativities should be equal to 1.7 or less than 1.7 .

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