Diatomic molecules

Diatomic molecules are molecules made only of two atoms, of either the same or different chemical elements. Two atoms are bonded together to form a unit known as a diatomic molecule.

Examples are hydrogen (H₂), nitrogen (N₂) and oxygen (O₂), and carbon monoxide (CO). ^[1]

Diatomic Molecules Media

A space-filling model of the diatomic molecule dinitrogen, N2
A periodic table showing the elements that exist as homonuclear diatomic molecules under typical laboratory conditions.

References

↑ Whitten, Kenneth W.; Davis, Raymond E.; Peck, M. Larry; Stanley, George G. (2010). Chemistry (9th ed.). Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning. pp. 337–338. ISBN 9780495391630.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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[Chemistry-1] Whitten, Kenneth W.; Davis, Raymond E.; Peck, M. Larry; Stanley, George G. (2010). Chemistry (9th ed.). Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning. pp. 337–338. ISBN 9780495391630.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)

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