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26 September, 13:37

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

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  1. 26 September, 13:51
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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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