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Is a helium atom also a molecule?

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Well, except you refer to Helium dimer; standard He is not considered to be a molecule but plain atoms bonded only by Van Der Waals inter-atomical forces; actually only London Forces. read more

No, a molecule is a group of two or more atoms bonded/attracted to one another. One single helium atom is not a molecule, Oxygen is described as a molecule as it is diatomic, meaning when oxygens on its own it doesn’t ‘float about’ as a single atom, it is two oxygen atoms bonded together, making it a molecule. read more

This technique has also produced the neutral molecule He 2, which has a large number of band systems, and HgHe, which is apparently held together only by polarization forces. Van der Waals compounds of helium can also be formed with cryogenic helium gas and atoms of some other substance, such as LiHe and He 2. read more

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