How do atoms and molecules relate to each other?
1 Answer
Apr 25, 2016
Atom is the shortest identity of a compound made of same elements. And molecules are made of one or more atoms. You must have atom in a molecule.
Explanation:
If you take the example of
There are two atoms in it but
If you take the example of
But we can not say 'Water atom' as easily as we say 'water molecule' as the the identity is not correct. So for a compound made of different elements, the word "atom"can't be used to represent it.