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Chemistry A-Level: Year One.
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Why are some elements
diatomic
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The reason these elements are diatomic is because they don't have enough electrons to fill up their valence [ OUTER ] shells.
Thus, they cannot exist as a single atom.
They're TOO UNSTABLE.