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Diatomic elements played an important role in the elucidation of the concepts of element, atom, and molecule in the 19th century, because some of the most common elements, such as hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, occur as diatomic molecules.
Diatomic molecules consist of a bond between only two atoms. They can be broken into two categories: homonuclear and heteronuclear. A homonuclear diatomic molecule is one composed of two atoms of the same element. Examples are H 2, O 2, and N 2. A heteronuclear diatomic molecule is composed of two atoms of two different elements.
The exact atomicity of metals, as well as some other elements such as carbon, cannot be determined because they consist of a large and indefinite number of atoms bonded together. They are typically designated as having an atomicity of 2. The atomicity of homonuclear molecule can be derived by dividing the molecular weight by the atomic weight.
Some of the largest molecules are macromolecules or supermolecules. The smallest molecule is the diatomic hydrogen (H 2), with a bond length of 0.74 Å. [24] Effective molecular radius is the size a molecule displays in solution. [25] [26] The table of permselectivity for different substances contains examples.
A linear molecule, where all atoms lie along a single axis, such as any diatomic molecule and some other molecules like carbon dioxide (CO 2), has two rotational degrees of freedom, because it can rotate about either of two axes perpendicular to the molecular axis.
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