Why are some molecules diatomic?
1 Answer
Jun 1, 2018
To a first approximation all elements are diatomic....
Explanation:
How so? Well, because hydrogen is by far the most abundant element in the universe as far as we know...and commonly hydrogen appears as the
And this occurrence owes to thermodynamic stability...the formation of hydrogen-hydrogen bonds is exothermic...
All elemental gases (well the ones with any chemistry) are also diatomic...