Answer to Question #198888 in General Chemistry for ali

Question

can hydrogen bonds form among hydrogen chloride moleciules,HCL? justify your answer

Answer 1

No, hydrogen bonds cannot form among hydrogen chloride molecules. Despite its electronegativity, size of a chlorine atom is larger and hence, the electron density is low. So, HCl does not have hydrogen bonding but, HF, NH₃​, H₂​O shows hydrogen bonding.