Part of Combined Science Atomic structure and the periodic table For example, magnesium oxide is made up of two elements, magnesium and oxygen. Its formula is MgO. This shows that it has one atom ...

The electronic structure for lithium is written as a list of numbers separated by commas is 2,1. This shows that lithium atoms have three electrons, two in the first shell and one in the second shell.

Substances such as pure chemical elements and elemental molecules consisting of multiple atoms of a single element (such as H2, S8, etc.) are not considered chemical compounds.

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The structure of chemical compounds can be accurately determined using NMR spectroscopy. With NMR spectra, information about the functional groups as well as atom positions in the molecule can be ...