Question

the smallest unit of a compound is called as an/a ________.

a) Molecule
b) atom
c) element
d) ion

Answer 1

A) Molecule is the answer.....

Answer 2

The Smallest Unit of a compound is called as Molecule.

Option (a).

Explanation:

• In a Simple meaning Compounds are mixed forms for two elements chemically bonded to each other.

• Group of atoms which are bonded together to representing the "fundamental measures of a chemical compound" that are in a chemical reaction is refereed as molecule.

• These Compounds have atoms of both elements chemically bonded to each other, that is a molecule as the basic unit of the Compound.

• However many compounds do not follow such as NaCl and other ion based compounds, they have pairs of Na and Cl which can be called as the basic unit in the salt rather than "individual molecules of NaCl".

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