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Why do molecules of oxygen have to have an even number of atoms?

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Ann [662]3 years ago

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Answer:this is all i found out

Oxygen is known as a diatomic molecule. Oxygen atom has atomic number as 8 so it has its K shell completely filled with 2 electrons. While it has only 6 electrons in L shell which requires 8 electrons to get inert gas configuration. So oxygen atom shares 2 electrons with another oxygen atom to form a diatomic molecule.

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Question: The density (d) of a substance is an intensive property that is defined as the ratio of its mass (m) to its volume (v)

density = $\frac{\text{Mass}}{\text{Volume}}$ or $d = \frac{m}{V}$

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