Question

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

Answer 1

molecular compounds

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.