NEETChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
What happens to the electron pair shared between hydrogen and the strongly electronegative element 'X'?
Options
- AIt stays close to the hydrogen atom.
- BIt moves far away from the hydrogen atom.
- CIt moves closer to the hydrogen atom.
- DIt becomes a covalent bond.
Correct answer
B. It moves far away from the hydrogen atom.
Step-by-step solution
When hydrogen is bonded to a strongly electronegative element 'X', the electron pair shared between the two atoms moves far away from the hydrogen atom.