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Which of the following compounds does not have an ionic bond?

A

HCl
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B

NaCl
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C

KCl
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D

MgCl2
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Solution

The correct option is A
HCl
HCl is not an ionic compound because the electronegativity difference between hydrogen and chlorine is not large enough and both of them are bonded together by sharing a pair of electrons.

Hence, the correct answer is option (a).

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