This would be an atom.
formula unit
The smallest particle of carbon dioxide is a carbon dioxide molecule with the formula CO2, which means there are one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms in a molecule of carbon dioxide.
the chemical formula for carbon is C and for chlorine is Cl.
A chemical formula is the representation of a molecule of a chemical compound; all the atoms from the molecule of this compound need to be represented in the formula.
why is the symbol for the element sulfur different from the formula fod a molecule of sulfur
formula unit
If you think to formula unit this is Na2S.
It is a formula unit, abbreviated as fu.
No, they do not. When charged atoms, or ions, unite in an ionic bond, they form what is called a "formula unit," which is the smallest representative particle of an ionic compound. A molecule is the smallest representative particle of a covalent compound, which involves another type of bonding where electrons are shared rather than transferred.
You may have gotten this from the Fundamentals Of Chemistry textbook/booklet in the ionic compounds section. The answer is actually in there but here it is again,Particles that are held together by strong electrostatic forces of attraction by positively charged ions.~amanda1rox
A chemical formula is representative for the molecule composition.
The more adequate term is "formula unit".
This depends on the chemical formula of this substance !
I didn't recall that there was a term, it's just a group of atoms. A Molecule is a scientific term as it is.
A molecule is the smallest particle of a "compound" being that compounds are made up of more than one atom. The smallest particle of any "chemical element" that retains its properties would be the atom.
Molecule
Ionic compounds do not contain molecules. The representative particle of an ionic compound is called a formula unit. Molecules are the representative particles of a covalent compound.