Sarahisme Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 hey is a diatomic molecule a molecule containg 2 atoms of the same type or just a molcule which contains 2 atoms that can be of any type (same type or not the same type) ? Cheers sarah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersonCube Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 According to what I have been taught... very basic Chemistry... it is two atoms of the same element. The diatomics are [math] F2, I2, O2, N2, H2 [/math] etc. There are seven that I know of... I think Mr. Johnson said there are more, we (our class) is too stupid to learn about them yet. ~TehCubes (He didn't really say that, he just meant it. Rock on Mr. Johnson. xD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenSon Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 is a diatomic molecule a molecule containg 2 atoms of the same type or just a molcule which contains 2 atoms that can be of any type (same type or not the same type) A diatomic molecule contains two atoms, A Homonuclear diatomic molecule contains two atoms of the same kind (Cl2, F2 O2, ect) A Heteronuclear diatomic molecule contains two atoms of different kinds (HCL, NO, MgO, ect) ~Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahisme Posted April 26, 2005 Author Share Posted April 26, 2005 cheers peoples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdurg Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 To remember the diatomic elements, just remember HONCLBRIF. That's hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O), Nitrogen (N), Chlorine (Cl), Bromine (Br), Iodine (I), and Fluorine (F). All non-noble gases and halogens exist as diatomic molecules in their elemental form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K9-47G Posted July 12, 2005 Share Posted July 12, 2005 They make the shape of a 7 on the periodic table, starting with oxygen. That is how I remember them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I Have No Clear Or Bright Friends I H N Cl O Br F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlieffen Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 I always use "I Bring Clay For Our New House" to remember the naturally occuring homonuclear diatomic molecules, that takes you up and over forming the 7 shape that K9-47G was mentioning And generally the term "diatomic molecule" is ambiguous, it could mean either two identical atoms or two different atoms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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