Question

What is one example of an everyday molecule?

Answer 1

Answer:

Hydrogen

Explanation:

Just to provide some background, an element is a pure substance consisting of only one type of atom. An atom is the smallest constituent of matter. All elements are comprised of a single type of atom (e.g., gold is composed of gold atoms, helium of helium atoms, phosphorus phosphorus, and so on).

A molecule is a group of two or more atoms. They can be the same atom (homonuclear), such as or different atoms (heteronuclear).

Some examples of homonuclear molecules include:

Hydrogen  (H2)  

Nitrogen  (N2)  

Phosphorus  (P4)  

Some examples of heteronuclear molecules include:

Carbon dioxide  (CO2)  

Sulfuric acid  (H2SO4)  

Methane  (CH4)