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Question 2.S&C.4: How many atomic nuclei are in a single oxygen atom? In a sin...

How many atomic nuclei are in a single oxygen atom? In a single oxygen molecule?

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There is one nucleus in an oxygen atom, O, and two
in the combination of two oxygen atoms—an oxygen
molecule, O _{2}.

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