| In [[chemistry]], a '''molecule''' is defined as a sufficiently stable [[electric charge|electrically]] neutral group of at least two [[atom]]s in a definite arrangement held together by strong [[chemical bond]]s.[http://goldbook.iupac.org/M04002.html]Pauling, Linus General Chemistry, Dover Publications, Inc.ISBN 0-486-65622-General Chemistry, 3th Ed., Houghton Mifflin Co.ISBN 0-395-43302-9, Brown, T.L., Chemistry – the Central Science, 9th Ed.Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-066997-0, Chang, Raymond, Chemistry, 6th Ed., McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-115221-0, Zumdahl, Steven S., Chemistry, 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin|year, ISBN 0-669-41794-7. In [[organic chemistry]] and [[biochemistry]], the term ''molecule'' is used less strictly and also is applied to charged [[organic compound|organic molecules]] and [[biomolecule]]s. | | In [[chemistry]], a '''molecule''' is defined as a sufficiently stable [[electric charge|electrically]] neutral group of at least two [[atom]]s in a definite arrangement held together by strong [[chemical bond]]s.[http://goldbook.iupac.org/M04002.html]Pauling, Linus General Chemistry, Dover Publications, Inc.ISBN 0-486-65622-General Chemistry, 3th Ed., Houghton Mifflin Co.ISBN 0-395-43302-9, Brown, T.L., Chemistry – the Central Science, 9th Ed.Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-066997-0, Chang, Raymond, Chemistry, 6th Ed., McGraw Hill, ISBN 0-07-115221-0, Zumdahl, Steven S., Chemistry, 4th ed., Houghton Mifflin|year, ISBN 0-669-41794-7. In [[organic chemistry]] and [[biochemistry]], the term ''molecule'' is used less strictly and also is applied to charged [[organic compound|organic molecules]] and [[biomolecule]]s. |