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Amr E.
Sep 11, 2015

Hydrochloric acid

Explanation:

Electronegativity means that an atom has the tendency to attract electrons of covalent bond towards itself.

In the case of hydrochloric acid (HCl), chlorine is much more electronegative than hydrogen. This makes chlorine able to attract the electrons of the H-Cl bond towards itself. Hydrogen than carries a positive charge and is easily ionizable.

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