JIPMER 2012
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2012
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Hydrogen
JIPMER 2012 · Chemistry · Hydrogen
Hydrogen molecule differs from chlorine molecule in the following...
Hydrogen molecule differs from chlorine molecule in the following respect:
Options
- AHydrogen molecule is non-polar but chlorine molecule is polar
- BHydrogen molecule is polar while chlorine molecule is non-polar
- CHydrogen molecule can form intermolecular hydrogen bonds but chlorine molecule does not
- DHydrogen molecule cannot participate in coordinate bond formation but chlorine molecule can
Correct answer
D. Hydrogen molecule cannot participate in coordinate bond formation but chlorine molecule can
Step-by-step solution
Hydrogen molecule contains no lone pair, hence not able to take part in coordinate bond formation but can.