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look at the models of molecules below. select all the elementary substances. hydrogen hydrogen chloride hydrogen fluoride iodine fluoromethanol phosphorus tribromide
Step1: Recall definition of elementary substance
An elementary substance is made up of only one - type of atom.
Step2: Analyze each molecule
Hydrogen ($H_2$) is made of only hydrogen atoms. Iodine ($I_2$) is made of only iodine atoms. Hydrogen chloride ($HCl$) is made of hydrogen and chlorine atoms. Hydrogen fluoride ($HF$) is made of hydrogen and fluorine atoms. Fluoromethanol ($CH_3FO$) is made of carbon, hydrogen, fluorine and oxygen atoms. Phosphorus tribromide ($PBr_3$) is made of phosphorus and bromine atoms.
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Hydrogen, Iodine