January 2020 NY Regents Chemistry Exam
7 Which terms identify two different categories of compounds? (1) covalent and molecular
(2) covalent and empirical
(3) ionic and molecular (4) ionic and empirical
Solution: Ionic and molecular are two different categories of compounds. Empirical formula is a formula with simplest ratio of atoms and is not a category of a compound. Covalent is a type of bond that is found in molecular compounds.
Answer: 3
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