Question

In a compound, chemical energy is contained in the (1 point)

Answer 1

Forces between the atoms or ions in the compound. It's possible, however, that the answer desired is "chemical bonds" because the person writing the question may have forgotten that some compounds are ionic, or may take the position that these contain "ionic chemical bonds."

Answer 2

I should add for completeness that this is somewhat sloppy. While certainly *most* of the chemical energy resides in these forces, some also resides in the motions of the atoms or ions, e.g. a certain amount of the chemical energy of a binary gas, like N2, resides in the rotational and vibrational motion of the N2 molecules. But I doubt you're expected to go into this level of detail.