Star Trek - did you know?

[TheVat]

Well there can be exceptions to the "octet rule". A good example is many boron compounds. Boron forms covalent compounds, in which it does not fill its octet, as to do so would give it too strongly a -ve charge. So it forms so-called "electron deficient" compounds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_deficiency

But sure these diatomic gases of alkali metals are not very stable, where they exist at all.

On reading this, I initially wondered what you and Pin had done with the Trek thread, them realized there must have been some mention of dilithium crystals and ensuing sidebar. I would assume actual Li2 exists weakly in a vapor state, like just a couple peecent? Probably easier with lithium than the larger alkali metals?

 

[exchemist]

On reading this, I initially wondered what you and Pin had done with the Trek thread, them realized there must have been some mention of dilithium crystals and ensuing sidebar. I would assume actual Li2 exists weakly in a vapor state, like just a couple peecent? Probably easier with lithium than the larger alkali metals?

Exactly. Post 312 and subsequent discussion refers, in between favourite actresses, rock bands etc.

 

[Sarkus]

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