JIPMER2012ChemistryHydrogen
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 Cl ₂ can.