To convert a Fraction to a Decimal manually, follow these steps: 1  Step 1: Find a number you can multiply by the bottom of the fraction to make it 10, or 100, or 1000, or any 1 followed by 0s. 2  Step 2: Multiply both top and bottom by that number.
noun, plural: molecules A tiny or a very small piece (of something). (biology or biochemistry) An extremely small particle or substance, especially at cellular or structural level, as a biomolecule.
Just like an atom represents the smallest part into which an element can be divided and still retain its chemical and physical properties, a molecule represents the smallest part into which a compound can be divided and still retain its chemical and physical properties. Therefore, a molecule is to a compound what and atom is to an element. Here are some examples of molecules. Each of these molecules represents the smallest part of their respective compounds, carbon dioxide (CO2), glucose (C6H12O6), and water (H2O).