In
science, a
molecule may be thought of either as a structure built of
atoms bound together by chemical forces or as a structure in which two or more nuclei are maintained in some geometrical configuration by attractive forces from a surrounding swarm of negative electrons. [1]
See alsoFuther reading - Maxwell, James. (1873). Molecules. Nature, pp. 437-441. September.
References1. Licker, Mark D. (2002).
McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Chemistry. New York: McGraw-Hill.