Question

Draw the electron-dot structure of the following compound and state the type of bonding in the given case:

HCl

Answer 1

\[\ce{H \ce{\text{}^\bullet_\bullet}\overset{\bullet\bullet}{\underset{\bullet\bullet}{Cl}}\ce{\text{}^\bullet_\bullet}}\]

The hydrogen atom shares its one electron with a chlorine atom to form a covalent bond.