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Is an element that bonds with itself to form the simplest of molecules?
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∙ 12y ago
I believe that the answer is "Diatomic."
The answer you are looking for can be found in the link below
http://dl.clackamas.cc.or.us/ch104-08/elements.htm
ElementsSome differences between covalent and ionic bonding have already been mentioned. Here is another one. It is possible for covalent bonding to occur between atoms of the same element. That is not possible with ionic bonding. With ionic bonding you need to have two different elements, one to lose electrons and one to gain electrons. The atoms involved in covalent bonding all need to gain electrons and they do not have to be different elements. So let's look at covalent bonding in pure elements.
Let's start with the simplest case, a hydrogen atom bonding to another hydrogen atom. Each has one electron and wants one more. By coming together, each can "gain" one electron from the other. Since neither atom lets go of its electron, the two atoms are bonded together by their mutual attraction for the shared pair of electrons.
H2 is an element because it contains only hydrogen atoms. H2 is a molecule, no additional bonding is needed. There are two atoms in the molecule so it is a diatomic molecule. Hydrogen is one of several elements that form diatomic molecules.
These are the list of diatomic molecules.
Hydrogen H2 | Nitrogen N2 | Oxygen O2 | Fluorine F2 | Chlorine Cl2 | Bromine Br2 | Iodine I2 | Astatine At2 | Phosphorus P4| Sulphur S8
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y ago(H) Hydrogen
(O) Oxygen
(F) Fluorine
(Br) Bromine
(I) Iodine
(N) Nitrogen
(Cl) Chlorine
An easy way to remember is HOFBrINCl.
Hope this helped.
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∙ 13y agoA great number of elements bond with other atoms of the same element to form stable molecules.
These include Nitrogen (which forms N2 molecules), Oxygen (which forms O2 molecules), Ozone (which forms O3 molecules), Chlorine (which forms Cl2 molecules), Bromine (which forms Br2 molecules), and more.
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∙ 12y agoHydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine, fluorine, bromine, iodine have diatomic molecules at room temperature.
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∙ 11y agoApart from the inert gases which are monoatomic all of the other elements bond to themselves and to atoms of other elements.
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∙ 8y agoExamples: gases forming diatomic molecules, carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, silicon etc.
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∙ 13y agoIt is an Molecule
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What is an element that bonds with itself to form simplest of molecules?
water what do u know oh wait nothing because if u knew than u wouldn't be asking this question
Can water form hydrogen bonds form with itself?
Intermolecular bonds of water molecules are hydrogen bonds.
What type of bonds are found in nonpolar molecuels?
Molecules from the atoms of same element such as hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen are non-polar molecules and they have covalent bonds in them.
What is the only element that can form chemical bonds with itself to form long stable chains?
The element carbon.
Which element forms bonds that provide the basic structure of many important biological molecules?
carbon
What is an element that bonds with itself to form simplest of molecules?
water what do u know oh wait nothing because if u knew than u wouldn't be asking this question
What bonds with itself to form simple molecules?
Diatomics do
Can water form hydrogen bonds form with itself?
Intermolecular bonds of water molecules are hydrogen bonds.
What type of bonds are found in nonpolar molecuels?
Molecules from the atoms of same element such as hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen are non-polar molecules and they have covalent bonds in them.
What is the only element that can form chemical bonds with itself to form long stable chains?
The element carbon.
What is the difference between polar and nonpolar molecules?
Polar covalent molecule is where one element in the bond is more electronegative and holds the shared electrons closer to itself. Non polar covalent bonds is where they're evenly between each element.
The element that readily bonds to itself forming long chains and rings?
Carbon
Which element forms bonds that provide the basic structure of many important biological molecules?
carbon
Why is carbon such a good element for organic molecules?
Carbon is a good element for organic molecules because of its incredible versatility, which derives from the arrangement of its valence electrons and the type and energy level of the bonds they form.
Why are oxidation reactions often associated with the production of ATP?
Oxygen is a fairly simple element to work with. It is found in many molecules and often forms hydrogen bonds with the other elements in that molecule; one example is a water molecule. Hydrogen bonds are the simplest bonds to break and breaking bonds releases ATP.
What Compared to a solid the molecular bonds of a liquid are .?
This question does not make sense. Liquids are not molecules . If there are molecules in a liquid for example a covalent molecular compound such as CCl4 the strength of the molecular C-Cl bonds are the same whether the molecule finds itself in a liquid, solid or gas. What is true is that in a liquid the intermolecular bonds are weaker than the bonds within molecules, the intramolecular bonds..
Compared to a solid the molecular bonds of a liquid are what?
This question does not make sense. Liquids are not molecules . If there are molecules in a liquid for example a covalent molecular compound such as CCl4 the strength of the molecular C-Cl bonds are the same whether the molecule finds itself in a liquid, solid or gas. What is true is that in a liquid the intermolecular bonds are weaker than the bonds within molecules, the intramolecular bonds..
