Question

2. Differentiate between:
a. an atom and a molecule;
b. a molecule of an element and a molecule of a compound.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Atoms are single neutral particles . Molecules are neutral particles made of two or more atoms bonded together. An ion is a positively or negatively charged particle.

Answer 2

Answer:

Atoms are single neutral cell. Molecules are netural particles made of two atoms bonded together.

The one difference between a molecules of a compound and molecules of an element is that in a molecule of an element. For example in a molecules of water(a compound), there is one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms, but in a molecules of oxygen (an element) both of the items are oxygen.