What is the difference between element and molecule?

Do you know difference between an atom, an element and a molecule? This post explains relationship between atoms, elements, molecules, compounds & mixtures. read more

Elements are pure substances, which consist of only a single type of atom.Molecules may contain two or more atoms of the same element or different elements.The properties of an element often change completely when they are part of a molecule. read more

Get ready for an imperfect analogy. Imagine going to an ice cream store. Let's say they have 30 different flavors of ice cream. Those are elements, the things I have available from which to build my dessert. The smallest amount of ice cream the store will sell to me is a scoop. This is an atom. read more