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Mg (metal) + 2 H+ [+ 2 Cl-] --> H2 (gas) + Mg2+ [+ 2 Cl-]
Cl-Cl is more covalent than H-Cl
H - Cl H has 1 electron and passes this to Cl --> H+ Cl has 7 electrones and takes 1 from H --> Cl- to obtain an octet configuration
Now the thing is : Hydrochloric acid HCl , has covalent bonding (ie. electrons are shared) but still H and Cl has partial charges because Cl is highly electronegative. When HCl is in gaseous state the H-Cl bond is very strong and magnesium is unable to react with it. But when it is in water ( water H2O ; O is highly electronegative so H has partial +ve charge O has partial -ve charge H of H2O Surround the Cl of HCl and break it in H+ and Cl-) Now what happens is : Mg gives 2 electrons 2H+ takes them forms 2H and combine to form H2 gas Mg is now of the form Mg2+ Which combines with 2Cl- and form MgCl2
Cl H | | N - N | | Cl H Fill in 3 unshared electron pairs around each Cl atom, and one unshared electron pair on each N atom. This molecule has one isomer, shown with the same formation swapping the places of one H atom with one Cl atom. Cl Cl | | N - N | | H H
Mg (metal) + 2 H+ [+ 2 Cl-] --> H2 (gas) + Mg2+ [+ 2 Cl-]
Cl-Cl is more covalent than H-Cl
H - Cl H has 1 electron and passes this to Cl --> H+ Cl has 7 electrones and takes 1 from H --> Cl- to obtain an octet configuration
Now the thing is : Hydrochloric acid HCl , has covalent bonding (ie. electrons are shared) but still H and Cl has partial charges because Cl is highly electronegative. When HCl is in gaseous state the H-Cl bond is very strong and magnesium is unable to react with it. But when it is in water ( water H2O ; O is highly electronegative so H has partial +ve charge O has partial -ve charge H of H2O Surround the Cl of HCl and break it in H+ and Cl-) Now what happens is : Mg gives 2 electrons 2H+ takes them forms 2H and combine to form H2 gas Mg is now of the form Mg2+ Which combines with 2Cl- and form MgCl2
Cl H | | N - N | | Cl H Fill in 3 unshared electron pairs around each Cl atom, and one unshared electron pair on each N atom. This molecule has one isomer, shown with the same formation swapping the places of one H atom with one Cl atom. Cl Cl | | N - N | | H H
P-S , H-F, P-Cl
Magnesium (Mg) + Nitric Acid (HNO3) ---> Magnesium Nitrate (MgNO3) + Hydrogen gas (H) + Heat
HCl has an ionic bond.
cl / H - C - cl / cl
Sodium (Na+) Potassium (K+) Chloride (Cl-) Bicarbonate (HCO3-) Hydrogen (H+) Calcium (Ca2+) Magnesium (Mg2+)
. . . . :Cl: :Cl: l l C = C l l :Cl: :Cl: ' ' ' ' Hope it helps!
H+ and Cl- ions for hydrochloric acid.Na+ and Cl- ions for sodium chloride.