Triatomic+Molecules

A **molecule** is triatomic when it consists of __three__ atoms.Water is an example of a triatomic molecule consisting of two **hydrogen** atoms and one **oxygen** **atom** combined to form a __single__ molecule. As these atoms combine, there is shifting of **valence** electrons, in each atom. When triatomic molecules are formed, the outer **__energy__ ** __level__ of each atom is usually completed, either as the result of electron pair sharing or of the loss or gain of electrons.



Types of Triatomic Molecules:

 * Ozone (O3): an example of a triatomic molecule with all the atoms the same
 * Triatomic Hydrogen H3, is unstable and breaks up spontaneously
 * H3+, the trihydrogen cation is stable by itself and is symmetric