diatomic

Updated: May 14, 2025

"He said and I quote" Mike's voice assumed a gloomy, but stilted tone "normal hydrogen gas consists of diatomic molecules. The nuclear, or proton, spin of these atoms ah that is, of the two atoms that compose the molecule may be oriented in the same direction or in opposite directions." He held a finger in the air as if to make a deep philosophical point.

Randall Garrett - Unwise Child