Chemistry 12th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0078021510
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-151-0

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Questions & Problems - Page 71: 2.72

Answer

Elements -- (c) Cs; (e) O; (j) S Elements and molecules -- (b) $S_{8}$; (f) $O_{2}$; (g) $O_{3}$; (k) $P_{4}$ Molecules, but not compounds -- None Compounds, but not molecules -- (i) KBr; (l) LiF Both compounds and molecules -- (a) $SO_{2}$ ; (d) $N_{2}O_{5}$; (h) $CH_{4}$

Work Step by Step

For us to categorize the given, we must know these definitions: Element - a substance that CANNOT be separated into simpler substances by chemical means (may Compound - a substance composed of atoms of at least TWO elements chemically united in fixed proportions Molecule - an aggregate of at least two atoms (not necessarily different elements) in a definite arrangement held together by chemical bonds.
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