Chemistry A-Level
Diatomic molecular structure of halogens
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Halogens exist as diatomic molecules because two halogen atoms share one pair of electrons in a single covalent bond, giving each atom a full outer shell.
Topics that use Diatomic molecular structure of halogens
- The halogens (OCR A-Level)
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