In nature, the elements oxygen and hydrogen are usually found as gases with the formulas O2 and H2. Why? Are they compounds? Are they molecules?
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molecules they were present in the soup that made up the universe and collected on earth physics makes them gas extremely low temps make them take liquid form just the way it is
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They are both so highly reactive in monatomic form, that they cannot exist that way. In the O2 and H2 form, they are called molecular oxygen or hydrogen. A compound is a molecule made up of different atoms, therefore they are not compounds. +5
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No they're molecular pairs. A compound is made of two or more elements. But they're found in pairs because they have an electrical charge that causes them to want to bind with each other.
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