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Diatomic Elements
  • Hydrogen (H2)
  • Nitrogen (N2)
  • Oxygen (O2)
  • Fluorine (F2)
  • Chlorine (Cl2)
  • Iodine (I2)
  • Bromine (Br2)
Mnemonic devices
  • Made easy to remember think BrINClHOF (like a last name Brinclhof)
  • If you highlight N, O, F, Cl, Br, I; six of the seven diatomic elements on a Periodic Table - they form the number 7. The 7th is hydrogen.
  • Use the acronym I Bring Clay For Our New Home:
I = Iodine

Bring = Bromine

Clay = Chlorine

For = Fluorine

Our = Oxygen

New = Nitrogen

Home = Hydrogen

  • Just remember that all the elements that end in -gen are diatomic, considering the elements that are in the halogengroup (F, Cl, Br, I) excluding At.
  • You can also remember it by: BROHNFICL or HOFBrINCl (hoff - brincle)
  • Another one which is very easy to remember is Have No Fear Of Ice Cold Beer. Students always seem to remember this one.
  • Or you could use Horses Need Oats For Clear Brown Eyes
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What atoms exist as diatomic molecules?

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