{"id":1411,"date":"2025-07-25T15:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studenthub.elsevier.com\/en\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2025-08-08T21:19:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:19:42","slug":"molecule-and-compound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studenthub.elsevier.com\/en\/question-bank-nursing\/molecule-and-compound\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following explains the difference between the terms molecule and compound?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <div class=\"simple-quiz\" id=\"sqt_1_8921_container\">\n            \n            <div class=\"quiz-options\">\n                                    <div class=\"quiz-option\">\n                        <input type=\"radio\" \n                               id=\"sqt_1_8921_option_1\" \n                               name=\"sqt_1_8921_options\" \n                               value=\"1\">\n                        <label for=\"sqt_1_8921_option_1\">\n                            A. Atoms in a molecule may be identical but a compound has more than one type of atom                        <\/label>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"quiz-option\">\n                        <input type=\"radio\" \n                               id=\"sqt_1_8921_option_2\" \n                               name=\"sqt_1_8921_options\" \n                               value=\"2\">\n                        <label for=\"sqt_1_8921_option_2\">\n                            B. Molecules are held firmly together with covalent bonds, but atoms in compounds are easily separated                        <\/label>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"quiz-option\">\n                        <input type=\"radio\" \n                               id=\"sqt_1_8921_option_3\" \n                               name=\"sqt_1_8921_options\" \n                               value=\"3\">\n                        <label for=\"sqt_1_8921_option_3\">\n                            C. 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