The experimentally determined overall order of the reaction, A + B ? C + D, is two. Then the__________________?

A. Reaction is elementary but the molecularity may not be 2

B. Reaction is elementary with a molecularity of 2

C. Molecularity of the reaction is 2, but the reaction may not be elementary

D. Reaction may be elementary with molecularity of 2

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