Polyatomic atoms
Polyatomic atoms
Atoms form molecules.
Molecules
it can react with up to four other atoms to form covalent bonds(:
a compound
The structure of a diamond are held together by carbon atoms covalently bonded by other carbon atoms. What makes diamonds so strong is the carbon atoms forming four bonds, which are covalent, with each other making it very strong.
atom
Molecule
Diatomic
If they are covalently bonded, it would be a molecule. If they are bonded by an ionic bond, they form an ionic compound.
The fewest total number of atoms that can form a molecule is one. Examples include the noble gases, such as helium (He) and neon (Ne), that exist as single atoms and are not bonded to any other atoms.