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Explain why a molecule of chlorine is non-polar but a molecule of hydrogen chloride is polar

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Chlorine has a higher electronegativity than hydrogen, but the chlorine atom's attraction for electrons is not sufficient to remove an electron from hydrogen. Consequently, the bonding electrons in hydrogen chloride are shared unequally in a polar covalent bond.

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