Heteronuclear molecules

A heteronuclear molecule is a molecule composed of atoms of more than one chemical element.[1][2] For example, a molecule of water (H2O) is heteronuclear because it has atoms of two different elements, hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O).

Similarly, a heteronuclear ion is an ion that contains atoms of more than one chemical element. For example, the carbonate ion (CO2−
3) is heteronuclear because it has atoms of carbon (C) and oxygen (O). The lightest heteronuclear ion is the helium hydride ion (HeH+). This is in contrast to a homonuclear ion, which contains all the same kind of atom, such as the dihydrogen cation, or atomic ions that only contain one atom such as the hydrogen anion (H−).

References

  1. ^ "Heteronuclear molecule | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  2. ^ "Definition of HETERONUCLEAR". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.

See also


source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteronuclear_molecule