If covalent compounds dont break up into ions then why HCl splits into Hydrogen ion and Chloride ion in presence of water?.

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carka · Truong-Son N.
Apr 5, 2018

HCl is a polar covalent compound.

Explanation:

Water is also a polar covalent compound. Typically a polar covalent or ionic compound can dissolve in another polar covalent compound, and HCl significantly breaks into ions in water.

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