Question

Hydrogen chloride is a/an ____ made up of ${\text{H}}^{+}$ and ${\text{Cl}}^{-}$ which are ____ and _____ respectively.

• A. molecule, cation, anion
• B. ion, cation, anion
• C. element, molecule, atom
• D. molecule, anion, cation

Answer 1

The correct option is A molecule, cation, anion

Hydrogen chloride is a molecule made of ${\text{H}}^{+}$ and ${\text{Cl}}^{-}$ ions. The positively charged ${\text{H}}^{+}$ ion is a cation and the negatively charged ${\text{Cl}}^{-}$ is an anion.