Figure 2-1 ​ What Does the Accompanying Figure Represent

question 9

Multiple Choice

Figure 2-1 ​

What does the accompanying figure represent?

• A) an acid and a base
• B) two different ions
• C) a cation and an anion
• D) two different elements
• E) two isotopes of the same element

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