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Water is a molecule rather than an atom because it consists of more than one atom. In fact it consists of atoms of two different elements.
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Is nitrogen a molecule and why?
No because it is a single atom, like oxygen. A molecule/compound is more than one atom connected together like water.
How is a molecule diffent from a atom?
A molecule contains more than one atom.
Which particle is smaller a proton molecule atom or nucleus?
A proton is smaller than a nucleus, which is smaller than an atom, which is again smaller than a molecule.
Is a molecule of oxygen larger than a molecule of hydrogen?
A single oxygen atom is smaller than a molecule.
Why does a heavy water molecule have more mass than a normal water molecule?
Heavy water is formed from an isotope of Hydrogen called Deuterium which is 1 proton and 1 neutron whereas a normal hydrogen atom is only 1 proton. The extra particle causes the atom to have more mass and causes it's density to be greater than that of water
How many oxygen atoms are in a molecule rather than an atom?
In O2 there are two, in O3 there are three.
Is nitrogen a molecule and why?
No because it is a single atom, like oxygen. A molecule/compound is more than one atom connected together like water.
How is a molecule diffent from a atom?
A molecule contains more than one atom.
Why in a water molecule is the oxygen atom bigger then the nitrogen atom?
First of all, there is no nitrogen in a water molecule. A water molecule consists of one oxygen atom combined with two hydrogen atoms. Also known as H2O. However, it is also true that an oxygen atom is slightly bigger than a nitrogen atom. Oxygen has one more proton, and one more electron than nitrogen does. Neutron quantities vary, since there is more than one isotope of both oxygen and nitrogen.
Can a third hydrogen join a water molecule?
No. A third hydrogen atom can not join a water molecule. However, it can partially join a water molecule through a process called hydrogen bonding. So the third hydrogen is more attached to its own oxygen atom than it is attached to the other oxygen atom although it is attached to both.
Why a molecule is bigger than a atom?
Answer 1: Because a molecule is made up of atoms. Correct answer: it's a trick or meaningless question. Molecules are not always larger or heavier than atoms. For example, a single uranium atom is larger and heavier than a hydrogen molecule (H2) or even a water molecule (H2O).
Is a element smaller than an molecule?
The atom of an element is smaller than a molecule.
Is molecule of water more complex than a mitochondrion?
Even though we are comparing apples and oranges, I'll say a molecule of water is more complex than an atom of an element of the molecule, and less complex than the nucleus of a cell.
Which particle is smaller a proton molecule atom or nucleus?
A proton is smaller than a nucleus, which is smaller than an atom, which is again smaller than a molecule.
An example of a molecule?
A molecule of water, a molecule of hydrogen, a molecule of oxygen, a molecule of sugar... Actually more substances come in form of molecules than in atomic form.
What is made up of more than one atom?
Its a Molecule Its a Molecule
Is a molecule of oxygen larger than a molecule of hydrogen?
A single oxygen atom is smaller than a molecule.
