Chemistry, asked by neelanramesh25, 1 year ago

Why does oxygen exist as a diatomic molecule while the other elements in the Group 16 exist as polyatomic molecules ?

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Answered by yashassk

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this is because oxygen attains octet by combining with another oxygen atom

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