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acid bases and salts

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here is a silly yet challengin question


if they asked us to draw the HCl acid for example
will we draw a covalent or ionic compound?
this questin is confusin me


btw will we be allowed to discuss ordinary practical stuff after the exams finish or what? :geek: :ugeek: :geek: :ugeek: :ugeek: :ugeek: :geek:
 
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i don't think they'll ask us to draw the ACID, just the gas(the covalent bond) maybe............ :?
 

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anyhow if they ask we have to draw covalent compound
 
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but if thts the case...
why do we say tht acids got h+ ions
ions r only found in ionic compounds
 

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bcuz o read in my book that certain covalent compounds when aqueous contain ions and eg. is HCl
check these differences of metals and non metals abt conductivity!! viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1763
 
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anyways, H+ ions are only formed when hydrogen chloride dissolves in water!!!
It's not called aqueous fro nothing!!
 
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Well , just say HCl is covalent in that case , because it is a 'non-metal' and another 'non-metal' ,But I believe that it is Ionic , because it said that Acids donate a Proton , which means an Electronless Atom and because it became a Positive ion.
 
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well its become ionised when dissolved in water only but as a gas its covalently bonded
 
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niassu said:
well its become ionised when dissolved in water only but as a gas its covalently bonded

Ah , that is correct, I checked it on Wikipedia , Hydrochloric acid is a solution of H3O+ Ions , and Cl- ions , and Hydrogen Chloride is a covalent compound which boils at -85.1C , and melts at -114.2C
 
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