Anticrossings of diatomic energy curves have many similarities to the conical intersections of energy surfaces in polyatomic molecules.
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Similarly, the polyatomic nonmetals, diatomic nonmetals and the noble gases are nonmetals viewed in the broader sense.
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Only a few representatives are given, as the number of polyatomic ions encountered in practice is very large.
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Examples are the diatomic molecule hydrogen ( H 2 ) and the polyatomic molecule sulfur ( S 8 ).
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For simple ions the ionic charge and the oxidation number are identical, but for polyatomic ions they often differ.
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In the naming of inorganic compounds it is a suffix that indicates a polyatomic anion with a central tellurium atom.
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The phosphate ion is a polyatomic ion with the empirical formula and a molar mass of 94.97 g / mol.
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Note that many of the common polyatomic anions are conjugate bases of acids derived from the oxides of non-metallic elements.
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Large regions of higher density matter known as molecular clouds allow chemical reactions to occur, including the formation of organic polyatomic species.
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These polyatomic ions are groups of atoms that are covalently bound together and have an overall ionic charge, such as the sulfate ion.
