Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 007351117X
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-117-7

Chapter 2 - Problems - Page 82: 2.5

Answer

Atoms are the basic units of matter and the defining structure of elements, and molecule is the smallest particle in a chemical element or compound that has the chemical properties of that element, held together by chemical bonds.

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