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Why can't water (H2O) have ionic bonds?
In Hydrochloric acid (HCl), bonds are ionic. Both elements are non-metals too.
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
H is a tricky element, can be placed as a metal or non metal. The difference in electronegativity is too small for water to be able to disociate and form ions. Where there is a huge difference in electronegativity between the halogens, which makes them disociate and hence forming their ions.
- RameshwarLv 78 years ago
HCl ------------------> H+ + Cl-
hydrogen atom loses one electron & chlorine gains one electron [2.8.,8]
