homonuclear

Examples of homonuclear in the following topics:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Molecular Excitations

  • We see that homonuclear diatomic molecules cannot emit dipole radiation due to changes in their rotational state.