Definition of monatomic in English:
monatomic
adjective ˌmɒnəˈtɒmɪkˌmɑnəˈtɑmɪk
Chemistry Consisting of one atom.
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, aluminum, helium, and sodium are monatomic elements, or elements whose atoms can exist alone, without forming molecules.
- Those compounds should be abundant on a planet, but pure oxygen, whether monatomic or molecular, should be vanishingly scarce - as it is, in fact, on Mars and Venus.
- Dalton had used Ockham's Razor to assume elemental gases were monatomic.
- Although the most common anion formed by oxygen is monatomic, oxygen can also form diatomic ions known as peroxides and superoxides (monovalent).
- Data for monatomic gases like argon and helium give exact agreement, and many diatomic gases show experimental results in close accord with the theory.
Definition of monatomic in US English:
monatomic
(also monoatomic)
adjectiveˌmɑnəˈtɑmɪkˌmänəˈtämik
Chemistry Consisting of one atom.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although the most common anion formed by oxygen is monatomic, oxygen can also form diatomic ions known as peroxides and superoxides (monovalent).
- Data for monatomic gases like argon and helium give exact agreement, and many diatomic gases show experimental results in close accord with the theory.
- For example, aluminum, helium, and sodium are monatomic elements, or elements whose atoms can exist alone, without forming molecules.
- Dalton had used Ockham's Razor to assume elemental gases were monatomic.
- Those compounds should be abundant on a planet, but pure oxygen, whether monatomic or molecular, should be vanishingly scarce - as it is, in fact, on Mars and Venus.