History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c40.s3.42

c40.s3.42

Now when atoms have all been determined in the same way, they begin to recombine again under the impact (or impulse) of the heat particles, giving rise to binary molecules (or tertiary, etc.); and these then form higher aggregates. It seems to be generally held that at the final step one or more atoms of one constituent substance unite with one or more atoms of the other constituent substance or substances to form a molecule of the compound; but the question is not of much significance for *mono-bhautic* compounds of the first order; as in these cases, the atoms have before this all lost their distinctive characters and become homogeneously transformed. The compound so produced will possess the new characters of the transformed atoms, so far as taste, smell, etc. are concerned; but as the molecular arrangement or structure may vary, different compound substances may result from the same components.