Question

non metal present in hydrochloric acid

Answer 1

Chlorine is the non-metal that is present in hydrochloric acid

• There exists a polar covalent bond between hydrogen and chlorine atoms in hcl.
• The hydrochloric acid is formed by the rapid reaction of hydrogen and chlorine at a temperature of 250 degrees celsius.
• This bond is formed when an electron is shared between two atoms.
• Chlorine has a vacancy of 1 electron and hydrogen has only one electron in its orbit.
• Hence they form a polar covalent bond to gain stability as an HCl molecule.

• So the nonmetal in hydrochloric acid is Chlorine.

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