Question

Which of the following does not represent a molecular compound?

A. CS2

B. BaI2

C. N2O4

D. PCl3

Answer 1

B. Bal2 is not a molecular compound. A molecular compound contains only nonmetals.

Answer 2

Answer: Option (B) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

A molecular compound is defined as the compound in which combining atoms are chemically combined together by sharing of electrons.

This means a covalent bond will be present between the atoms of a molecular compound.

And, a covalent bond is always formed by non-metals.

Therefore,
`CS_(2)`,
`N_(2)O_(4)` and
`PCl_(3)` are all molecular compounds as all of them have a covalent bond.

But in
`BaI_(2)`, a chemical bond is formed between a metal and a non-metal. Hence, it is not a molecular compound.

Thus, we can conclude that out of the given options
`BaI_(2)` does not represent a molecular compound.