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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

How the % ionic character of HCl gas may be ascertained from it`s dipole moment?

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9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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9 Years ago
First U need to calculate the dipole moment first and hecne for that U need to get the distance value b/w the atoms.
And therfore, to calculate the %ionic character of HCl gas => Observed Dipole moment*100/Actucal dipole moment.