a is chemically wrong. NiClx is the right formula for nickel chloride which x is the molecular number associated with Ni. x is usually 2. A is wrong.
It is not pepper. Pepper has a chemical formula of C17H19NO3 which is not really very common. B is not right.
It is not sugar. Sugar contains hydrogen oxygen and Carbon in some combination. So it's not D.
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