i think the electron that it had shared,may b. it could an atom also.
Molecule is the smallest particle that still holds the same compound.
Molecule is the smallest particle that still holds the same compound.
If it is an element, then the smallest particle that retains the characteristics of the element is an atom. If it is a diatomic element, then the smallest particle that retains the characteristics of the element is a molecule. If it is a molecular compound, then the smallest particle that retains the characteristics of the compound is a molecule. If it is an ionic compound, the smallest particle that retains characteristics of the compound is a formula unit.
A molecule is the smallest particle that is the same compound. Obviously molecules can be broken down further into atoms and these in turn could be broken down into fundamental particles.
If the substance is an element, the smallest will be an atom. If it is a compound, then that would be a molecule.
An atom is the smallest particle of a substance.
This is the atom of a chemical element.
This question is rather confused. A molecule is the smallest particle of a covalently bound substance (or a noble gas) which can exist. That substance can be an element or a compound, which means its constituent atoms can be the same or different. Where the atoms come from can vary enormously.
A molecule if it is a compound, an atom if it is an element and a formula unit if it is an ionic crystal.
The smallest part of any chemical element that can exist is an atom of that element. The smallest part of a chemical compound that can exist is a molecule of that compound.
The smallest particle of a covalent compound that shows the properties of that compound is a molecule.
An atom is the smallest particle of a substance.