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Hydrogen and chlorine in HCl are joined by a:

ATriple bond
BIonic bond
CSingle bond
DDouble bond
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Single bond
1. Each atom in HCl needs just one more electron. 2. So they share one pair between them. 3. One shared pair means a single bond. 4. So the answer is a single bond. _Source: syllabus Science, Ch 9 'Atomic Foundations of Matter'_
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