An Allegory is used to tell a story that has characters, a setting, as well as other types of symbols, that have both literal and figurative meanings.
Chlorine is counted among this group along with hydrogen (H 2), iodine (I 2), bromine (Br 2), oxygen (O 2), nitrogen (N 2) and fluorine (Fl 2). With seven electrons in its outermost orbit--one electron short of a stable eight-- the element chlorine exists in nature as a diatomic molecule. This arrangement allows two chlorine atoms to share their outermost orbit electrons, achieving stability, compared to the single atom.
Thus they cannot form an ionic bond. Hence they form a covalent bond sharing 1 electron each. H + Cl 1e + 7e (e ---------------------------e)+6e Shared electrons The 2 shared electrons are counted in the electronic cdonfiguration of both Hydrogen and Chlorine. Now, Hydrogen has 2 electrons and chloirine has 8.Cl is definately covalent. HCl is formed by Hydrogen and Chlorine. Elements form bonds to attain stability. Hydrogen has only 1 electron so it cannot give it. Therefore it needs 1 electron to complete its duplet.