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How to know if a molecule is homonuclear diatomic molecule?

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If the diatomic molecule consists of atoms of the same element, then this is classified as ahomonuclear diatomic molecule.

If the diatomic molecule consists of atoms from two different elements, then it is a heteronuclear diatomic molecule

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