Difference between particles and molecules?

Question

I am doing my IGCSE examinations and I would like to know what the clear distinctions between the two are, and in which scenarios to use each.

Answer 1

Particles organise to make atoms (which are elements).

Atoms organise to make molecules (which are compounds).

egs

particles: protons, electrons, neutrons

atoms: hydrogen, iron, sulphur

molecules: water, oil, rust

Answer 2

A molecule is a specific type of particle.  It is a chemical compound of elements - like a water molecule (H20) or Ammonia (NH3), etc.

A particle, on the other hand, is any minute object, from dust particles to quarks.

Answer 3

Elementary particles are particles with no measurable internal structure; that is, they are not composed of other particles. They are the fundamental objects of quantum field theory. Elementary particles can be classified according to their spin, with fermions having half-integer spin and bosons integer spin.The Standard Model of particle physics is the current understanding of the physics of elementary particles. All Standard Model particles except the Higgs boson have been observed.In particle physics, fermions are particles with half-integer spin. In the Standard Model there are two types of elementary fermions: quarks and leptons. In particle physics, quarks are one of the two basic constituents of matter (the other are the leptons). Quarks are the only fundamental particles that interact through all four of the fundamental forces. a lepton is a particle with spin-1/2 (a fermion) that does not experience the strong nuclear force. The leptons form a family of elementary particles that are distinct from the other known family of fermions, the quarks. a lepton is a particle with spin-1/2 (a fermion) that does not experience the strong nuclear force. The leptons form a family of elementary particles that are distinct from the other known family of fermions, the quarks.Bosons, are particles having integer spin. Most bosons are composite particles, but four bosons (the so-called gauge bosons) are elementary particles which are not known to be composed of other particles.

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Molecules are small particles that make up all living and non-living things. They are made up of even tinier particles called atoms. Molecules in living things are made from only about 25 of more than 100 known atoms in the universe. Molecules are made from as few as two atoms to hundreds of millions of atoms.Molecules are so small that there are more molecules in your body than there are stars in the universe!

What's so special about molecules in your body and in other living things,well, Each molecule has a unique shape that allows it to interact with other molecules. The interactions between molecules let us ,what, as well as bacteria, elephants, broccoli and other living things , move, sense, reproduce and do the things that keep all living creatures alive.

Answer 4

particles, are conglomerates of Billions of molecules, (for example, the specks of powder or dust, floating in a room). and molecules, are ordinated and constant groups of atoms that form a substance (a very good  are example, molecules of chalk, that are formed of one atom of calcium (Ca), one of sulphur (S), and four atoms of oxygen,(O4) having a constant configuration of CaSO4 (chalk or calcium sulphate)

Particles, are formed of billions or trillions of molecules like the example mentioned here (any compound)

a molecule, invisible to the human eye, has to be clumped in billions or trillions, in order to for a particle.

Answer 5

particles can be molecules substances atoms

molecules can be two or more atoms joined together

so they can be atoms which are same eg o2

or different H2o

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