Question

Sam says that all molecules are compounds. Jac disagrees and says that all compounds are molecules. Who is right and why?

Question 6 options:

Both Sam and Jack are correct because molecules and compounds are the same thing.


Neither Jac nor Sam are correct because molecules and compounds are two different things.


Sam is correct because all compounds have at least two atoms bonded together and all molecules have at least two atoms bonded together.


Jac is correct because a molecule has at least two atoms bonded together and all compounds have at least two different atoms bonded together.

Answer 1

Jac is correct because a molecule has at least two atoms bonded together and all compounds have at least two different atoms bonded together.

Step-by-step explanation:

Molecules are formed by chemically joining of two or more atoms but compounds are formed by two or more different atoms.

Thus, all compounds are molecules but all molecules are not compound because compounds are formed by different atoms

Example of molecules are
`H_(2), O_(2)` and examples of compounds are
`H_(2) O, NaCl`

Hence, Jac is correct because a molecule has at least two atoms bonded together and all compounds have at least two different atoms bonded together.