Because HF, hydrogen fluoride, is a covalent gaseous molecule at room temperature, we might reasonably expect that at room temperature HCl, hydrogen chloride, is
A) a covalent gaseous molecule.
B) a covalent solid.
C) a metallic gas.
D) a metallic solid.
E) an ionic solid.

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Hydrogen chloride, like hydrogen fluoride, is also a covalent molecule. Therefore, we can expect it to be a covalent gaseous molecule at room temperature.

Because HF, Hydrogen Fluoride, Is a Covalent Gaseous Molecule at Room