Water is an example of________( a molecule/ an element).

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Molecule:
A molecule is a group of two or more atoms chemically bonded together.
A molecule is the smallest particle of an element or a compound which has properties of the element or the compound and can exist in a free state.
Molecules can be formed either by the combination of atoms of the same element or of different elements.
Water is an example of a molecule.
The chemical formula of water is $H_{2} O$ .
There are two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen in one molecule of water.
An element is a pure substance consisting only of atoms that all have the same numbers of protons in their nuclei.
Hence, water is an example of a molecule.

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