Question

What types of bonds are present in hydrogen chloride? write its chemical formula

Answer 1

Chemical formula

• A chemical formula is used to represent the constituent atoms present in a molecule and the ratio of atoms in it.

Hydrogen chloride

• The chemical formula of hydrogen chloride is $\mathrm{HCl}$
• In HCl, there is only one bond between hydrogen and chlorine. it's a polar covalent bond.
• In a covalent bond, electrons are shared between the constituent atoms of the molecule.
• Here the electrons are shared between chlorine and hydrogen. both chlorine and hydrogen share 1 electron between them.
• The chlorine atom is more electronegative than hydrogen hence the shared pair of electrons slightly shifts towards the electronegative atom chlorine, hence the bond becomes polar.
• $\mathrm{H}-\mathrm{Cl}$