Identify the diatomic molecules from the following?
Hydrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorous, Chlorine, Ozone, Iodine

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A diatomic molecule is a molecule that contains 2 atoms in a molecule and present in that form only.
Diatomic molecules contain two atoms that are chemically bonded.
If the two atoms are identical, for example , the Oxygen molecule(O₂), they compose a homonuclear diatomic molecule.
Hydrogen H_2,Chlorine Cl₂, and Iodine I₂ are diatomic.
Sulfur, Phosphorous, and Ozone are polyatomic.

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