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State any 10 difference s between atoms,molecules and ions?

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1)Atom

An atom is the smallest particle of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element.Atoms are electrically neutral, with a positively charged nucleus that binds one or more electrons in motion around it

2)Ions

An ion is an atom or molecule that has acquired a charged by either gaining or losing electrons. An atom or molecule with missing electrons has a net positive charge and is called a cation. An atom or molecule with extra electrons has a net negative charge and is called an anion.

3) Molecules

The combination of atoms of same or different types of atoms in the fixed ration by mass is known as molecule. The combination of same types of atoms is called molecule of element

There are many atoms,ions and molecules( so it is not possible to state 10 difference between each

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