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?

(i) The H atom in HCl resemble helium in electron arrangement.

(ii) The Cl atom in HCl resembles argon in electron arrangement.


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