Why does the chlorine atom have a partial negative charge in a molecule of hydrogen chloride?

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Yaser Darzi · Answer 1 · 2023-02-09T13:50:03+0000

Answer:The molecule is represented by the conventional Lewis structure, even though the shared electron pair is associated to a larger extent with chlorine than with hydrogen. The unequal sharing of the bonding pair results in a partial negative charge on the chlorine atom and a partial positive charge on the hydrogen atom.

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Why does the chlorine atom have a partial negative charge in a molecule of hydrogen chloride?

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