No, a molecule and an element are not the same thing. By your logic, a girder and a building are the same because one is a component of another. Or an up-quark is the same as a proton, because one is a component of another. Or a never cell is the same as a synapse, because one is a component of another.malguslover wrote:ugggghhhh they are the same thing....Eternal_Freedom wrote:
You misrepresent me once again. I was explaining what I meant by the term. I said that when I referred to elements, I meant chemical elements on the periodic table, not as components of a reaction. I did not say that elements are not components of a reaction. I meant elements in the physical, chemical sense rather than the linguistic sense synonymous with component.
Stop misrepresenting what I say. That is also not the only one of your "corrections" I take issue with, it's merely the onyl one that was right there, I didn't want to waste time going back over every post of yours to point out the flaws when I and others have already done that once at least.
2 Fe + 3 Cl2 = 2 FeCl3
Fe Guess what that is? Its Iron! Atomic number 26
no because you were wrong about the other corrections otherwise you would have already said something when i corrected you.
Also, guess what, In the very first correction I gave you regarding that chemical reaction, I said Iron was an element. It was you calling molecular chlorine and Iron Chloride elements I had issue with.
For all your criticism of my astronomy degree, you are demonstrating you didn't pay much attention in yours.
EDIT: And I did say something about your "corrections" at the time, as did Borgholio, Scottish_Ninja, Xess, Batman and so on.