Why does HCl ionize in solution if they are covalently bonded?

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Many bonds can be covalent in one situation and ionic in other.

It does not ionise

They are not covalently bonded.

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Many bonds can be covalent in one situation and ionic in another. Hydrogen chloride, HCl, is a gas in which the hydrogen and chlorine are covalently bound, but if HCl is bubbled into the water, it ionizes completely to give the H+ and Cl− of a hydrochloric acid solution.

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