Sentences with phrase «oxygen atoms pull»

UV radiation A free oxygen atom pulls the oxygen atom off the chlorine monoxide molecule to form O2.

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Of the two types of atom, oxygen has more pull on the electrons that they share to form the bonds between them, so the oxygen becomes slightly negatively charged and the hydrogens slightly positive.

``... this pulls the carbon in one direction and the oxygens in another, so an electromagnetic wave that vibrates at the correct frequency can excite the molecule into a vibrational motion in which the carbon atom moves in the opposite direction to the two oxygen atoms.