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.

You're listening to Chemistry in its element brought to you by Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Sodium, like most elements in the periodic table could be said to have a ...

Salt is just salt, right? Wrong. It turns out there are many different types, and each of them works best in a different dish ...

and chlorine (Cl), and metal elements like potassium (K), sodium (Na), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg). For example, calcium and phosphorus form a strong foundation for our bones and teeth ...

Players read questions about energy levels and score points by picking the correct element as the answer ... the next electron goes into the third level. 3rd Period: Sodium to argon—Electrons go into ...