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Basil Zibdawi: Oxygen Period G

Atomic symbol: O Atomic weight: 15.9994 Element: Oxygen

Oxygen is a gas at room temperature with 8 protons and is stable. Oxygen is a nonmetal and is in the air you breath and in the water you drink. Oxygen is the third most abundent element in the universe. It is colorless with 8 neutrons and electrons.

Quick Facts
Boiling point: -182.95 C Density: 0.001429 grams per cubic centimeter Date of Discovery: 1774 Discoverer: Joseph Priestly Name Origin: From the Greek words //oxus// (acid) and //gennan// (generate) Uses: supports life Obtained From: from liquid air**
 * Oxygen melting point: -218.79 C

Table of Contents
Facts

The history and uses of oxygen

Isotopic Data

[|Untitled-1.psd] Click on this link to see the oxygen element on the periodic table.

Atomic structure Click on the link to see the atomic structure and where the particles are in the energy levels (Bohr model)

Picture of liquid Oxygen

Citation Click on the link to see the citation.