HCL and methane both contain the common element hydrogen even then an aq soln of HCL is termed an acid while that of methane is not. Why?
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because it is equally transfer by chlorine but in methane carbon needs sharing of four hydrogen
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the compounds which donate the proton known as acids....
in HCl ..there is dipole moment between the H and Cl as the electronegativity of Cl is more than H.....
it leads to acquire partial positive charge on H......H+
and the partial negative charge on Cl......Cl-
it leads to release of H+ i.e. proton .....so ...HCl is called acid...
as the methane doesn't contain any dipole moment....so it can't donate H+...... so that it is not ...acid......
in HCl ..there is dipole moment between the H and Cl as the electronegativity of Cl is more than H.....
it leads to acquire partial positive charge on H......H+
and the partial negative charge on Cl......Cl-
it leads to release of H+ i.e. proton .....so ...HCl is called acid...
as the methane doesn't contain any dipole moment....so it can't donate H+...... so that it is not ...acid......
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