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

question 35

Multiple Choice

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.