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3 years ago

Explain why neon is monatomic but chlorine is diatomic.

Chemistry

2 answers:

Elza [17]3 years ago

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Chlorine is a halogen and all halogens and oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are diatomics

kirza4 [7]3 years ago

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Explanation:

Neon is in group 8/0, which means that it has a full outer shell. Atoms react to get a full outer shell but as neon already has a full outer shell, it doesn't react and stays monatomic.

However, chlorine is in group 7, so it needs 1 more electron to complete its outer shell, two chlorine atom share one electron each with each other so they have full outer shells. This is why chlorine is diatomic.

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Let 6–Li be isotope A.

Let 7–Li be isotope B.

Let the abundance of 6–Li be A%

Let the abundance of 7–Li be B%

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Atomic mass of isotope A (6–Li) =.?

Atomic mass of isotope B (7–Li ) = 7.015 amu.

Abundance of 7–Li (B%) = 92.58%

Abundance of 6–Li (A%) = 100 – B% = 100 – 92.58 = 7.42%

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