* Covalent Bond: Both hydrogen and chlorine are nonmetals, so they share electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration.
* Polar: Chlorine is much more electronegative than hydrogen. This means chlorine attracts the shared electrons more strongly, creating a partial negative charge (δ-) on the chlorine atom and a partial positive charge (δ+) on the hydrogen atom. This uneven distribution of charge makes the bond polar.
