Q.

The type of bonding in the HCl molecule is;

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a

Polar covalent

b

H-bonding

c

Pure covalent 

d

Highly polar 

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

 Chlorine has a stronger electronegativity than hydrogen, its attraction for electrons is insufficient to take an electron from hydrogen. As a result, in a polar covalent bond, the bonding electrons in hydrogen chloride are shared unequally.

Hence, the correct answer is option B) Polar covalent

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