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GCSE Chemistry · key term
Existing as individual atoms rather than as molecules containing two or more bonded atoms.
Used by AQA and OCR
Specification 4.1.2.4 · Paper 1
Revise: Group 0 Noble GasesUnlike gases such as oxygen, whose particles are molecules containing pairs of bonded atoms, noble gases normally exist as separate, individual atoms. They are therefore described as monatomic.
Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher), Paper 4 (Higher)
Describes a substance made of individual, unbonded atoms rather than molecules.
Revise: Group 0 propertiesA noble gas is different: it is monatomic, so it consists of separate atoms.
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