Other elements can bond with diatomic elements to form diatomic molecules. That's how we get table salt (sodium + chlorine = NaCl, sodium chloride). You can find a diatomic molecule everywhere.

Accompanying Lesson Plan: Lesson 3.2: Finding Volume—The Water Displacement Method The chart shows that atomic size and mass for the first 20 elements in ... Polyvinyl chloride is made up of carbon, ...

A little water helps expose the sodium so it can react with the chlorine gas. The reaction releases a lot of heat as the ionic compound sodium chloride is formed. A sodium and chlorine atom are near ...