if HCL is a covalent, then how it ionizes in water
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Hydrogen chloride is a very polar compound. It is normally described as a covalent compound. ... However, when HCl dissolve in water or other suitable solvents (such methanol), molecules of solvents are 'basic' enough to abstract protons from HCl molecules, breaking H-Cl bond and leaving chloride ion behind.
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