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Are elements molecules

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 9/5/2026

No!!!

Elements are a group of atoms of all the same type.

e.g. Carbon is an element because all the atoms in carbon are carbon atoms. They all contain 6 protons, 6 neutrons and 6 electrons.

Whilst one cannot pick up and hold an atom, too small, one can hold an element because it is a much larger group of atoms. e.g. one can hold the element carbon ; it is a black dust ( soot) or its allotrope a diamond.

A molecule is a group of atoms chemically combined together e.g. water (H2O) , carbon dioxide (CO2). There are millions more different molecules.

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