Tuesday, 26 April 2016

inorganic chemistry - Is the bond in HF ionic while it is covalent in HCl?


Why would a hydrogen atom "donate" to fluorine in an ionic bond but not in $\ce{HCl}$? Why would $\ce{H}$ and chlorine share instead of $\ce{Cl}$ just stripping it away like $\ce{F}$ does?




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