Answer by matt_black for Diatomic Molecules/Elements
The form an element usually has is distinct from the fact it is an elementThe key for a substance to be described as an element is that it contains only one type of atom. But that leaves a variety of...
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From the IUPAC Gold book ( https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/C01022 )Chemical Element(1) A species of atoms; all atoms with the same number of protons in the atomic nucleus.(2) A pure chemical...
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An element is the smallest entity that has it's own characteristics in Chemistry. Any two different elements differ fundamentally in respect to the number of protons in their nuclei. An element is...
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What is the difference between diatomic molecules and elements? Also, If oxygen is element of a single atom, then what makes it a diatomic element? But, then I read that a single oxygen atom can bind...
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