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Grade 10IIT JEE Entrance Exam

The electronegativities of F, Cl, Br and I are 4.0, 3.0, 2.8 and 2.5 respectively. The hydrogen halide with a high percentage of ionic character is

(A) HF

(B) HCl

(C) HBr

(D) HI

Profile image of Hrishant Goswami
12 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Navjyot Kalra
12 Years ago

Greater a difference of electronegativity more is the percentage of ionic character.