Are covalently bonded binary molecular compounds typically composed of nonmetals?

Answer 1

Typically, but not exclusively........

Of course, the air we breathe is made up of binary molecules, the most common of which is dioxygen or dinitrogen. Most elemental gases are bimolecular, at least the reactive ones.

On the other hand, the bimolecule, #Li_2# certainly exists. It is not something you could put in a bottle, but it is something you could observe spectroscopically.

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Answer 2

Henry Antrim

Yes, nonmetals make up the majority of covalently bonded binary molecular compounds.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.