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Why HCl is polar covalent compound?

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Start date Oct 30, 2015
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hira123

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Oct 30, 2015

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since HCl dissociates in H+ and Cl- like NaCl then why it is not ionic still??
tell except electronegativity diff?

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DrClaude

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Oct 30, 2015

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This has already been discussed here: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/i-dont-understand-how-hcl-is-not-a-ionic-bond.449393/

with a follow-up here: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/ionic-versus-covalent.837691/

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