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No. this is an example of ionic bond, not hydrogen bond

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Q: Is Mg and Cl- in MgCl2 an example of a hydrogen bond?
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Is MgCl2 a polar covalent bond a covalent bond or an ionic bond?

MgCl2 is an ionic compound. there is a large difference in electronegativity between Mg and Cl.


What kind of bond is mg-cl?

MgCl does not exit. It is MgCl2 which is magnesium chloride. It is made with IONIC bonds.


What type of chemistry bond is H-Cl?

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What type of bonding is between magnesium and hydrochloric acid?

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What is the structure of Hydrogen chloride?

Hydrogen chloride is composed of diatomic molecules, each consisting of a hydrogenatom H and a chlorine atom Cl connected by a covalent single bond.


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Is hydrogen necessary in a hydrogen bond?

Yes,hydrogen is very essential.Hydrogen should be bound to O or F or N or may be Cl.


What is a description of the ionic bond and the covalent bond?

An example of covalent bond is ;H + H=H2 as covalent means sharing of electrons molecules is involved in covalent bond not ions. an example of ionic bond is; H+ + Cl-=H+Cl-


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