Describe how atoms of hydrogen and chlorine bond together to form hydrogen chloride. Use the structure to explain the why hydrogen chloride has a low boiling point and does not conduct electricity,
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In a Lewis structure of a covalent compound, the shared electron pair between the hydrogen and chlorine ions is represented by a line. The electron pair is called a bonding pair; the three other pairs of electrons on the chlorine atom are called lone pairs and play no direct role in holding the two atoms together.
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It forms from two hydrogen atoms, each with one electron in a 1s orbital. Both hydrogen atoms share the two electrons in the covalent bond, and each acquires a helium-like electron configuration. A similar bond forms in Cl2. The two chlorine atoms in the chlorine molecule are joined by a shared pair of electrons.
The only attractions between the molecules are van der Waals dispersion forces. It doesn't conduct electricity because of the lack of ions or mobile electrons. It fumes in moist air because it reacts with water in the air to produce hydrogen chloride.