Eventhough hydrogen is electropositive, hydrogen chloride is a covalent compound. Explain in details. Please answer...
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HCl is a binary compound of two non-metals. It produces H+ and Cl- ions only in aquous solution, wherein water acts as a base. In its normal gaseous state it exists as a simple, discrete covalent molecule, though the H-Cl bond has considerable polarity. It has no features of an ionic substance.
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