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Why H2O is called a molecule?.

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Water molecules are made of hydrogen and oxygen atoms, in the definite proportion of two hydrogens for one oxygen. Hence, a molecule is the smallest subunit of a compound while an atom is the smallest subunit of an element. Aggregates of single atoms make elements. Aggregates of molecules make compounds.

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