what is a basic unit of an element
Is the molecule the basic unit for all elements? No, the atom is the basic unit for elements. An element consists of one type of atom; iron consists of iron atoms, sulfur consists of sulfur atoms, and so on. A Molecule is a â¦group of atoms of one or more types; carbon dioxide (CO2) is a molecule consisting of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms, water (H2O) consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.