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You are mixing up your terminology. An element is made up of atoms, which can also be called molecules. However atoms usually refers to the discrete particles that make up an element (i.e. a Hydrogen atom has 1 proton and 1 electron) and molecule refers to the structural units that may make up a particular substance (i.e. a glucose molecule has 6 carbon, 12 hydogen and 6 oxygen atoms).
The smallest atom would be the hydrogen atom, with 1 proton and 1 electron. BTW protons and electrons are subatomic particles, not generally refered to as atoms or molecules.
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∙ 12y agoTwo atoms of (one or) two elements are in diatomic molecules
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∙ 14y agoSome diatomic molecules consists of just one element. Examples include hydrogen (H2) and the halogens( I2, Br2, F2, etc).
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The empirical formula may not represent the actual composition of a?
The empirical formula is the smallest whole number ratio of different elements in a molecule. The molecular formula has the actual number of atoms of different elements in a molecule
What does a negative Hf for molecule mean?
Energy was released when the molecule was formed from its elements
How many atoms and elements are there in C2H5OH?
There are 3 elements and they are carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O). The number of atoms depends on the number of molecules you have. In on molecule of C2H5OH there are 9 atoms.
What is a free element?
A free element has an oxidation number of 0. It is not combined with or chemically bonded to any other element. Examples of free elements are nitrogen molecule and hydrogen molecule.
What two elements make up molecule of water?
A molecule of water, which has the formula H2O, is made up of the elements hydrogen and oxygen.
What is the minimum number of elements?
There are 118 known elements in Avril 2014.
How are the words molecucle compound amd formula related?
A molecule is two or more elements bonded together, and a compound is a molecule containing at least two elements. The word formula fits in to tell you whether you have a compound or a molecule by telling you the number of elements (atoms) in the molecule.
What is the minimum number of elements in a heap of level 4(The root of the tree is at level 0.)option1. 202. 163. 15?
The minimum number of elements in a heap of level 4 is 15.
The empirical formula may not represent the actual composition of a?
The empirical formula is the smallest whole number ratio of different elements in a molecule. The molecular formula has the actual number of atoms of different elements in a molecule
What does a negative Hf for molecule mean?
Energy was released when the molecule was formed from its elements
How many atoms and elements are there in C2H5OH?
There are 3 elements and they are carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O). The number of atoms depends on the number of molecules you have. In on molecule of C2H5OH there are 9 atoms.
What does a chemical formula have to do with elements and atoms?
The chemical formula of a compound shows the number of atoms of each element in the smallest unit of the compound. The smallest unit is a molecule for covalently bonded compounds and the minimum number of each of the right kinds of atoms to achieve electro-neutrality for ionically bonded compounds.
If A and B are two sets containing 3 or 6 elements respectively what are the minimum and the maximum number of elements in AUB?
Minimum 6 (the size of the larger of the two sets); maximum 9 (the sum of the sizes).
What elements are usually in molecules?
Depends on the molecule. A water molecule is made up of oxygen and hydrogen. Those are the elements.
What is a free element?
A free element has an oxidation number of 0. It is not combined with or chemically bonded to any other element. Examples of free elements are nitrogen molecule and hydrogen molecule.
Elements combine to form a?
When elements are combined in a substance, the product is called a compound. For example, a water molecule is a compound molecule containing the elements hydrogen and oxygen.
How many elements are there in a given molocule?
There are no theoretical limits. The number can be as small as one or very large. Likewise the number of atoms in a molecule can be extremely large.
