Question

difference between molecule and compound

Answer 1

molecule:
the smallest particle of a pure substance which always exists independently and can retain all the chemical and physical properties of that substance is called a molecule.

compound:
when a molecule of a pure substance contains two or more atoms of different elements combined together in a definite ratio, then it is said to be a compound.

Answer 2

Answer:

Molecules are two or more atoms chemically joined together.

Compounds are two or more different elements joined together chemically.