homonuclear
(adjective)
having atoms of only one element, especially elements of only a single isotope
Examples of homonuclear in the following topics:
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Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules
- Seven elements exist as homonuclear diatomic molecules at room temperature: H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2, Br2, and I2.
- The bond in a homonuclear diatomic molecule is non-polar due to the electronegativity difference of zero.
- A space-filling model of the homonuclear diatomic molecule nitrogen.
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Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules
- While MOs for homonuclear diatomic molecules contain equal contributions from each interacting atomic orbital, MOs for heteronuclear diatomics contain different atomic orbital contributions.
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Properties of Nitrogen
- Molecular nitrogen (14N2) is largely transparent to infrared and visible radiation because it is a homonuclear molecule and, therefore, has no dipole moment to couple the electromagnetic radiation at these wavelengths.