Ion vs Molecule - What's the difference?
ion | molecule |
An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
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As nouns the difference between ion and molecule
is that ion is ion (electrically charged atom) while molecule is molecule.ion
English
(wikipedia ion)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* anion * autoion * byion * cation * coion * counterion * gegenion * ionic * ionise, ionize * ionogenic * ionome * macroion * microion * multiion * nebenion * photoion * polyion * sulphion * thermionmolecule
English
(wikipedia molecule)Noun
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