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Which is greater on earth, the number of molecules or the number of elements? Explain.

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A molecule is composed of elements, atoms or particles, therefore we can have the Avogadro's number, which is the total number of elements for 1 mol of a compound, this value is 6.02*10^23 atoms, therefore, we have more elements than molecules on earth, since a molecule can be composed of many elements.

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