<span>Molecular compounds, which are represented by molecules, are usually made of non-metals only (or of metalloids and non-metals). Ionic compounds, which are represented by formula units, are made of metals and non-metals.
More detail if you're interested: Molecules and formula units are the representative particles for molecular and ionic compounds, respectively. By that I mean, one unit of a molecular compound is a molecule...a bundle of atoms covalently bonded that exists separately from all the other molecules. One unit of an ionic compound is a formula unit. A formula unit is a representation of the compound's formula. For example, the formula unit of NaCl is one Na^+1 ion and one Cl^-1 ion. The formula unit of AlCl3 is one Al^+3 ion and three Cl^-1 ions. Ionic compounds don't have separate bundles of atoms like molecular compounds do, so the formula unit is just the smallest number of ions that it takes to represent the formula. </span>
<h2>Answer:</h2>
The correct answer is the option A which is: Cl2 + 2e- → 2Cl-
<h3>Explanation:</h3>
<em><u>Reduction is the gain of electrons and resulting in neutral or negative ions.</u></em>
<em><u>It is also the gain of hydrogen and release of oxygen ions.</u></em>
- According to first most definition, option A describes the reduction.
- Option B is incomplete reaction.
- While C and D are oxidation reactions.
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