A polyatomic molecule.
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A molecule composed of two of the same element is called a diatomic molecule. Examples include oxygen (O2) and nitrogen (N2), where two atoms of the same element bond together to form a stable molecule.
The term for a particle composed of two or more nonmetal atoms is a molecule.
molecule.
In chemistry, a molecule is made up of two or more atoms bonded together. An element, on the other hand, is a substance made up of only one type of atom. Therefore, a molecule can be composed of atoms of the same element or different elements.
No, the oxygen molecule is made up of two atoms of the same element, oxygen.
Oxygen (O) is an element, while O2 is a molecule composed of two oxygen atoms bonded together. So, O2 is a molecule, not a compound.