Can you give me an example of a molecule made up of the same element, and a molecule made up of two different elements?
2007-01-30 14:15:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Some elements always occur in pairs in their elemental form: oxygen, hydrogen, all of the halogens. So the molecules would be O2, H2, Cl2.
For compounds made of two different elements there are lots of options: H2O, NaCl, HCl, etc.
2007-01-30 14:27:58 · answer #1 · answered by ChemGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One example of a single element molecule is O2 which is present in our air. Of course it has 2 oxygen atoms making up one molecule.
An easy example of a molecule with 2 different elements is water or H2O which has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
2007-01-30 22:31:26 · answer #2 · answered by Twizard113 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Molecule made up of same element: Cl2
Molecule made up of two different element: NaCl2
(don;t get confused with caps..it's CL2 and NACL2....they are not "I" they are "L"
2007-01-30 22:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Nirav 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋