Draw the electron-dot structure of a hydrogen chloride molecule:
(i) Which inert gas does the H atom in HCl resemble in electron arrangement?
(ii) Which inert gas does the Cl atom in HCl resemble in electron arrangement?


The electron dot diagram of HCl is given below:

(i) Helium is the inert gas that resembles an H atom in HCl.

(ii) Argon is the inert gas that resembles Cl atom in HCl.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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