What does “Homonuclear” and “Diatomic” mean?

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What does “Homonuclear” and “Diatomic” mean?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-14T05:41:06

Well, $H_{2}$ $H_2$ is a $homonuclear, diatomic molecule....$ $"homonuclear, diatomic molecule...."$

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It is $homonuclear$ $"homonuclear"$ because the molecule is composed of atoms of the SAME kind....and it is diatomic because the molecule consists of TWO atoms..

Other $homonuclear, diatomic molecules....$ $"homonuclear, diatomic molecules...."$ include $L i_{2}$ $Li_2$ , $N_{2}$ $N_2$ , $O_{2}$ $O_2$ , $X_{2}$ $X_2$ ,,,

$Heteronuclear, diatomic molecules....$ $"Heteronuclear, diatomic molecules...."$ include $H X$ $HX$ , $C O$ $CO$ , $C l F$ $ClF$ , $N O$ $NO$ ,,,,i.e. the diatom is composed of two different atoms....

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