1 Simple molecules [molecule: A molecule is a collection of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds. 2  It is the smallest part of a substance that displays the properties of the substance.
Eon has a number of meanings. In Astronomy, an eon refers to 1 billion (109) years. But it also refers to a very long, unspecified period of time, or specific geologic stages of the Earth.
Proterozoic Eon. the younger of the two divisions of Precambrian time, the older being the Archean Eon. The Proterozoic Eon extended from 2.5 billion to 541 million years ago and is often divided into the Paleoproterozoic (2.5 billion to 1.6 billion years ago), the Mesoproterozoic (1.6 billion to 1 billion years...