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Is oxygen a molecule?
Posted December 13, 2022

Answer

Yes, oxygen occurs naturally in the atmosphere as a molecule. Oxygen molecules are made up of only one element – oxygen. Two oxygen atoms bind together with a covalent double bond to form an oxygen molecule (O2), also known as dioxygen. This type of molecule that is made up of two atoms of the same type is called a diatomic molecule.