is element 21 [scanddium ] , diatomic?

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2007-01-05 13:35:06 · 4 answers · asked by sexi 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

No, only oxygen, hydrogen, carbon and a few other of the simpler elements are diatomic. And because it is a metal, it isn't naturally diatomic.

2007-01-05 13:39:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

Scandium is a metal. Only some nonmetals can form diatomic bond ( covalent bond between two same elements) like O2, F2, H2....

2007-01-05 13:44:10 · answer #2 · answered by krucha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

no, the only diatomic elements are oxygen and all of the vertical column 7 on the periodic except At

2007-01-05 13:41:29 · answer #3 · answered by serpent 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋

2007-01-05 14:04:17 · answer #4 · answered by The Old Professor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋