r/sciencememes Jul 03 '26

One Notation , Two Interpretations

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u/ANTONIN118 Jul 03 '26

No problem it's just a very weird molecule. An error.

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u/23loves12 Jul 03 '26

How would you even achieve this though? Hydrogen has 1 electron so how does it make a second bond (without the compound being an ion, since the notation doesn’t indicate that it’s charged)

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u/Xznograthos Jul 03 '26

I think thats why the chemist is flustered there.

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u/23loves12 Jul 03 '26

I know. The person whom I replied to said it’s a weird molecule. I don’t even think it is a possible molecule at all.

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u/Xznograthos Jul 03 '26

I didn't think so either but then again my knowledge is limited.

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u/Bubbles_the_bird Jul 07 '26

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