Hydrogen chloride (HCl)

Polar HX prototype; connects to acid–base chemistry and halogen valence p orbitals. Teaching note: figures illustrate qualitative electronic structure; quantitative benchmarking should use larger bases, dispersion, and experimental structures.

Geometry
Linear
Polarity
Polar
Bond angle
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Hybridisation
p–s overlap picture
VSEPR
AX2
Bonds
1 σ bond · lone pairs on Cl
Molecular orbitals
8 valence MOs; HOMO dominated by Cl 3p lone-pair-type combinations.
SMILES
[H]Cl

Electron density: spin-paired GPAW (PBE) on an isolated gas-phase geometry; molecular orbitals: restricted mean-field RHF with sto-3g in PySCF unless noted.

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