Hydrochloric acid is the main acid that helps break down food in the stomach. The atoms of hydrochloric acid share electrons. Hydrochloric acid contains [___] bonds.

Atoms that share electrons form covalent bonds. Since the question states that the atoms in hydrochloric acid share electrons, its bonds are covalent. Ionic bonds involve electron transfer, while metallic bonds are found between metal atoms.

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