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Hydrogen molecule differs from chlorine molecule in the following respect:
  1. hydrogen molecule is non-polar but chlorine molecule is polar
  2. hydrogen molecule is polar while chlorine molecule is non-polar
  3. hydrogen molecule can form intermolecular hydrogen bonds but chlorine molecule does not
  4. hydrogen molecule cannot participate in coordinate covalent bond formation

A
hydrogen molecule is polar while chlorine molecule is non-polar
B
hydrogen molecule can form intermolecular hydrogen bonds but chlorine molecule does not
C
hydrogen molecule is non-polar but chlorine molecule is polar
D
hydrogen molecule cannot participate in coordinate covalent bond formation
Solution
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Chlorine has a lone pair of electrons and vacant d-orbitals, thus they can take part in coordinate covalent bond. Hydrogen molecule does not have a lone pair of electrons. So it will not take part in the coordinate bond
Both chlorine and hydrogen gas are non-polar molecules as they are bonded to the same element and same electronegative elements.

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