A sulfur atom and a sulfur molecule are not identical. what is the difference?

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Lorelei Camacho

Chemistry

13 September, 01:05

A sulfur atom and a sulfur molecule are not identical. what is the difference?

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Hensley · Answer 1

Atoms and molecules are often confused to be the same terms. But, molecules are the combination of atoms of multiple elements of the same kind and different kind. Atoms are the smallest units of all the element which shows the characteristics of element. This combination to form molecules. A sulfur molecule is composed of eight sulfur atoms.