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The basic unit of compound is molecule. But compound ia matter, so can we say that basic unit of compound is atom ?

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Compound has molecules with different atoms and they have fixed proportions. These atoms lost their unique properties after the formation of the compound. So the basic unit of compound is not atom.

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