why does a single molecule of argon gas only contains 1 argon atom while other gases such as nitrogen contain 2 of their respective atoms?
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Atoms like to be stable. This stability has to do with having the right amount of electrons to “balance” things. Argon, and other similar gasses, have a perfect amount of electrons to be nice and balanced. Most other elements don’t, so they combine with others to share electrons and be nice and balanced.
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