What is the difference between Atom and Molecule?
Jun 13, 2022
The atom is the smallest indivisible particle of the substance, the atom can not exist independently while a molecule is composed of 2 or more atoms, the molecule is the smallest divisible particle, in chemical reaction atoms are freed from the molecule and combined with other atoms forming new molecules so molecules are the smallest divisible particle which can exist independently and participate in the chemical reaction, a molecule shows the characteristics of a substance.
