What is the smallest particle representing hydrogen peroxide?

Responses

an oxygen atom

an oxygen atom

diatomic oxygen

diatomic oxygen

a molecule

a molecule

a hydrogen atom

1 answer

The smallest particle representing hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is a molecule. In this case, a single molecule of hydrogen peroxide consists of two hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms, but the term "molecule" is used to denote the smallest unit of a substance that retains its chemical properties.