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Some of the atoms in the molecule are very weakly bound.
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xkcd #3200: Chemical Formula
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palordrolap@fedia.io 2 hours ago
There are exotic atoms in that chemical formula that aren't in the periodic table. Not even if you count the equivalent table of potential antimatter atoms.
Muonium is sure to exist in non-zero quantities at any one time, for example.
Pyro@programming.dev 14 minutes ago
That’s just impurities
gegil@sopuli.xyz 25 minutes ago
What about elements beyond 119?
nialv7@lemmy.world 58 minutes ago
And neutron stars.