Hydrogen chloride is a/an ____ made up of H+ and Cl− which are ____ and _____ respectively.
A
molecule, cation, anion
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B
ion, cation, anion
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C
element, molecule, atom
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D
molecule, anion, cation
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Solution
The correct option is A molecule, cation, anion Hydrogen chloride is a molecule made of H+ and Cl− ions. The positively charged H+ ion is a cation and the negatively charged Cl− is an anion.