Q: What are inorganic compounds that take the form of discrete molecules called?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Molecular compounds are inorganic compounds that take the form of discrete molecules . Examples include such familiar substance as water (H 2 O) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). These compounds are very different from ionic compounds like sodium chloride (NaCl). Ionic compounds are formed when metal atoms lose one or more of their electrons to nonmetal atoms. The resulting cations and anions are electrostatically attracted to each other.

 Choices:

- magnetic compounds

- ionic compounds

- functional compounds

- molecular compounds


A:
molecular compounds