a molecule is the smallest particle of a pure chemical substance that
still retains its chemical composition and properties. A molecule
consists of multiple atoms joined by shared pairs of electrons in a
covalent bond. It may consist of atoms of the same chemical element, as
with oxygen gas (O2), or of different elements, as with water vapor
(H2O). Abstractly, a single atom may be considered a molecule, as it is
when referred to collectively with molecules of multiple atoms, but in
practice the use of the word molecule is usually confined to chemical
compounds, of multiple atoms.
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