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JiveSly asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 1 decade ago

Connect these two chemistry conceps: molecule and compund.?

Could someone please connect these two concepts for me. When I say connect, I mean this. Say I gave you two words like soup and bowl. I would want us to tell me that you drink your soup from a bowl. So, please connect these two.

Thanks.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Molecule:the smallest unit of a substance that can exist alone and retain the character of that substance

    compound: a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

    A molecule of a compound is the smallest unit of that substance. However a compound may be broken up or combined to form different molecules.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    A compound is a molecule that contains at least two different elements.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    a compound is made up of many molecules.

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