What are Atoms?
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What are Atoms?
Atoms are very tiny particles that form the building blocks for all matter
What are Atoms?
What are Atoms?
Atoms are composed of three type of particles: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
How Many Atoms Are In A Person?
that’s …eight million-million-
million-million-thousand atoms
Wow!
Around …8,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Molecules are very small objects that are made up of connected atoms
What are Molecules?
H H
Water
O H2O
Plastic
Do Molecules Move?
Yes, they sure do!
How do they move?
It depends on whether they are in a solid, liquid, or gas
What is the difference between a molecule and a compound?
A molecule is formed when two or more atoms join together chemically.
A compound is a molecule that contains at least two different elements. All compounds are molecules but not all molecules are compounds.