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How many other elements are made up of diatomic molecules?
oxygen, hydrogen nitrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine, iodine
How many elements occur naturally as diatomic molecules?
There are seven elements that occur naturally as diatomic molecules: hydrogen (H2), nitrogen (N2), oxygen (O2), fluorine (F2), chlorine (Cl2), bromine (Br2), and iodine (I2).
What elements does not occur as a diatomic molecule?
Many elements do not exist as diatomic molecules. Metals, like iron, copper, silver, lead, etc. Even some nonmetals, helium, argon, sulfur, etc. Only a few do exist as diatomic molecules, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine, and maybe astatine.
What element is found as a diatomic molecule and has the same property as a gas?
Many gaseous elements form diatomic molecules: hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, chlorine, as well as vapors of other elements not gasses under standard conditions like bromine, iodine, etc.
What molecule only contains one atom?
An example of a molecule that contains only one type of atom is a diatomic gas. Diatomic gases include Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen. Inert gases are not diatomic. A molecule of any element is made up of one type of atom. So carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and ozone molecules, among many others, are each made up of one type of atom. However the oxygen molecule is made of atoms that are different from those in the hydrogen molecule.
Are molecules and elements the same thing?
No, molecules and elements are not the same thing. An element is a pure substance made of only one type of atom, while a molecule is a group of atoms bonded together. Elements can exist as single atoms or as molecules depending on their chemical composition.
What is an example of a diatomic molecule?
Common diatomic molecules can be remembered using the anagram HOFBrINCl (Hydrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Bromine, Iodine, Nitrogen, Chlorine). Diatomic molecules don't have to be composed of only one type of element (homonuclear). Carbon Monoxide (CO) is also an example of a diatomic molecule.
Are carbon dioxide and carbon tetrachloride the only two non polar molecules?
No, there are many other nonpolar molecules besides carbon dioxide and carbon tetrachloride. Examples include methane, ethane, and diatomic gases like nitrogen and oxygen. Nonpolar molecules generally have more symmetric structures, with balanced distribution of electrons.
Why do you need to know the 7 diatomic molecules?
Because the Hydrogen element only exists in nature by its self as a molecule with TWO hydrogen atoms. So if you have a sample of hydrogen, each hydrogen atom will be H2 (not just H). That is why it is called a Di-(two)-atomic-(atoms) molecule. Hope this helps.
Is silver a diatomic molecule?
Gold has one stable isotope and many radioactive ones.
How many atoms are in diatomic molecules?
Two atoms are contained a single diatomic molecule. Elemental Hydrogen is an example of this where two hydrogen atoms share their only electrons in a single covalent bond.
Is pumpkin an element?
No. Pumpkin is made up of many different molecules composed of different elements.
