What's the difference between atoms, compounds, and minerals

Atom: the smallest component of an element

Compound: a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by Chemical Reactions

mineral and natural cure in solid chemical substance that is formed through geological processes and that has a characteristic chemical composition a highly ordered atomic structure and specific physical properties

Most of the substances around us consist of molecules and are called compounds of various elements. Molecules are the smallest particle of a compound that has all the chemical properties of that compound. They are made up of two or more atoms, either of the same element or of two or more different elements.