Octatomic element

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In chemistry, an octatomic element is a element that, at some standard temperature and pressure, is in a configuration of eight atoms bound together (a homonuclear molecule). The canonical example is sulfur, S₈,^[1] but red selenium is also an octatomic element stable at room temperature. Octaoxygen is also known, but it is extremely unstable.

See also

Diatomic element

References

^ Bartlett, Paul D.; Lohaus, Gerhard; Weis, Claus D. (October 4, 1958). "Reactions of Elemental Sulfur. III.1A Preliminary Study of the Conversion of Hexatomic to Octatomic Sulfur". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80 (19): 5064–5069. doi:10.1021/ja01552a018.

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