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Question
What type of bonds are present in Cl2 molecule? Draw their electron-dot structures.
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Solution
Covalent bond is the chemical bond present in a Cl2 molecule as one chlorine atom shares its electrons with another chlorine atom.
The electron-dot structure is:
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