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Molecule

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Key Stage 3

Meaning

A molecule is a particle made of two or more atoms chemically bonded together.

About Molecules

A molecule can be shown in a diagram using The Dalton Model of atoms.
A molecule could be made of many of the same type of atom so it is an element.
Molecules can be made of many different types of atom and these molecules are called compounds.

Examples

This is a molecule of two Nitrogen atoms bonded together making it an element. This is two Oxygen atoms bonded together into a molecule. A water molecule is a compound made of one Oxygen bonded with two Hydrogen atoms. Carbon Dioxide is a compound molecule made of one Carbon atom and two Oxygen atoms bonded together.

References

AQA

Molecule, pages 16-7, 64-5, 72-3, 106, GCSE Chemistry; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Molecule, pages 82, 88-91, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Molecules, pages 5, 38-51, GCSE Chemistry; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
Molecules, pages 82-83, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA

Edexcel

Molecules (size of), page 151, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel
Molecules, pages 146, 184, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
Molecules, pages 2, 40, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel
Molecules, pages 22, 23, 74, 88, GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
Molecules, pages 58-61, GCSE Chemistry, CGP, Edexcel
Molecules, pages 85, 86, 124, 138, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel
Molecules; diatomic, page 130, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel
Molecules; diatomic, page 244, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel

OCR

Molecules, pages 14, 20, 35, Gateway GCSE Chemistry; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR
Molecules, pages 21, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR
Molecules, pages 26, 36, 39, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR
Molecules, pages 84, 92, 93, 108, 142, Gateway GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR
Molecules; formulae, pages 86-87, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR
Molecules; moles, pages 96-97, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR
Molecules; simple compounds, pages 60-61, 77, 87, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR
Molecules; structures, pages 60-65, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR