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What is the bond between Hydrogen and Chlorine?

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covalent bond
chlorine and hydrogen atoms form a single covalent bond. in hydrogen chloride gas because the electrons are shared, not transferred from one atom to another. when it is dissolved in water to become hydrochloric acid.
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polar covalent bond
Hydrogen chloride is a diatomic molecule, consisting of a hydrogen atom H and a chlorine atom Cl connected by a polar covalent bond. The chlorine atom is much more electronegative than the hydrogen atom, which makes this bond polar.
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