In: Chemistry
A molecule is two or more atoms that are bonded together. For instance, oxygen is rarely found as just an O atom, but instead is found as two atoms bonded together in one molecule, O2. Both O and O2 are elements because they are composed of only one type of element. A compound is composed of two different types of elements. Can you have an atom of a compound like you can an element, or can you only have a molecule of a compound?
oxygen can exists as O and O2 in that case O is known as element
and O2 is known as Molecule of Element
Molecules are two types 1) = Molecule of Element
2) = Molecule of Compound
1) => Molecule of Element = composed of same element
examples are H2 (from hydrogen)
X2 (from halogen) like F2 ,Cl2 ,Br2 , I2
N2 (from nitrogen)
2) => Molecule of Compound = two or more different elements forms
example = H2O (from one oxygen and 2 hydrogens)
= CO2 (from one carbon and 2 oxygens)