JEE Main Chemistry question

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With respect to chlorine, hydrogen will be

(A)ElectropositiveCorrect
(B)Electronegative
(C)Neutral
(D)None of these

Answer: (A)

Solution

Chlorine (electronegativity ≈ 3.16) is considerably more electronegative than hydrogen (electronegativity ≈ 2.20). In the H–Cl bond, hydrogen therefore acts as the relatively

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