Question

Give reason why ozone is considered triatomic, but phosphorus a tetratomic molecule

Answer 1

Answer:

Helium is considered monoatomic because it has 1 atom in its molecule, but hydrogen is considered diatomic because it has 2 atoms of hydrogen in its molecule. Ozone is considered triatomic because it has 3 atoms of oxygen, but phosphorus is considered tetratomic because it has 4 atoms in its molecule

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Ozone is considered triatomic because it is composed of three atoms while phosphorous is composed of four elements therefore it considered as tetratomic molecule.