Question

How do you Jen and chlorine react to produce hydrogen chloride what bonds are broken and what bonds are formed during this reaction

Answer 1

H---H and Cl---Cl bonds are broken and H---Cl bonds are formed.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reaction between Hydrogen and Chlorine to produce HCl is:

`H_(2)  + Cl_(2)`⇒
`HCl`

In this reaction the reactants are
`H_(2)` and
`Cl_(2)`.

The product is HCl.

The bonds existing in the reactants are

1) H---H bond in
`H_(2)` (Non polar and covalent bond)

2)Cl---Cl bond in
`Cl_(2)` ( Non polar and covalent bond)

The bonds existing in product is/are:

1)H---Cl bond in HCl (Polar and covalent bond)

So all the chemical bonds in the reactants are broken to produce the chemical bonds in the products

In other words,

The H---H bonds and Cl---Cl bonds are broken to produce H---Cl bonds.