The phrase "atoms bind to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in scientific contexts, particularly in chemistry or physics, to describe the interaction between atoms and molecules.
Example: "In the process of chemical reactions, atoms bind to form new compounds."
Alternatives: "atoms attach to" or "atoms connect with".
When oxygen atoms bind to a graphite surface, they fall into line and make bridges across carbon atoms.
Nitrogen atoms bind to opposite sides of these tiny gaps, and an iron ion bridges these atoms, forming an active site for catalysis.
To create these radicals, the researchers first attach each of the targeted carbon atoms to a nitrogen atom, and these two nitrogen atoms bind to each other.
Theoretically, it is widely accepted that hydrogen atoms bind to surface S sites.
Breaking N H and O H bonds in ammonia and water is easier when the N and O atoms bind to a molybdenum center.
In the case of O3 adsorption, the side oxygen atoms bind to the fivefold coordinated titanium sites, and the central oxygen atom does not contribute to the adsorption any longer.
(b) Association of two hydrogen atoms bound to a carbon atom with a hydrogen atom from an adjacent group.
The first carbon dioxide attaches irreversibly to one of the oxygen atoms bound to molybdenum, creating a carbonate ion.
Hence, we explore two types of precursor molecules: those containing three hydrogens bound to a single carbon atom (i.e. methyl group), as well as those containing only two hydrogen atoms bound to a carbon atom containing a hydroxyl group.
Both I and II contain chains formed by dimers comprising two cobalt atoms bound to the squarate units, the chains being connected through hydrogen bond interactions.
It is proposed that Cl atoms bound to the metal and introduced during the preparation of the catalyst, are responsible of the slow adsorption.
