Is Water a Heteroatomic Molecule?

Some examples of homo atomic molecules are hydrogen gas, oxygen gas, nitrogen gas, phosphorus molecule, etc and some examples of heteroatomic molecules are water, methane, hydrochloric acid, etc.

What is a heteroatomic molecule?

Heteroatomic molecules contain two or more types of atoms (compounds). Ionic compounds are not composed of molecules.

Is water Homoatomic or heteroatomic?

Hetroatomic molecules must have more than one type of atom, such as water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). A Homoatomic molecule is a molecule consisting of atoms of the same element. Good examples would be oxygen (O2), hydrogen (H2), and nitrogen (N2). Homoatomic molecules are also called "Diatomic" molecules.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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