Oxygen

1. Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Oxygen
Atomic mass is 15.9994
2. Electronic configuration 2,6
3. Oxygen is in Group 16, Period 2. It's atomic number is 8. It's symbol is "O".it
belongs to Halogen Family.
4. When Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen in 1774, he answered age-old questions of why and
how things burn. An Englishman by birth, Priestley was deeply involved in politics and religion, as
well as science. He emigrated to America when his vocal support for the American and French
revolutions made remaining in his homeland untenable.
5. Oxygen gas is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. The liquid and solid forms are a
pale blue color and are strongly paramagnetic. Oxygen supports combustion,
combines with most elements, and is a component of hundreds of billions of
organic compounds.
6. 1.it is a combustible gas and supports the combustion of other substance
2.it has atomic number of 8
3.it is absorbed by alkaline pyrogallate solution
Uses of Oxygen
Oxygen gas is poisonous to bacteria that causes gangrene. Therefore, it is used to kill
them.
Carbon monoxide poisoning is treated using oxygen gas.
Near pure oxygen is used in space suits so that astronauts can breath. Scuba tanks also
contain oxygen, although it usually mixed with regular air.
Oxygen tanks are also found in submarines and airplanes (for emergencies).
Oxygen is used as a step in the production of antifreeze and polyester polymers. The
polymers are then used to make plastic and fabrics.
Rockets use liquid oxygen to burn fuel and generate lift.
Most commercially produced oxygen is used to convert iron ore into steel.
Scientists use the ratio of two isotopes of oxygen (oxygen-18 and oxygen-16) in
skeletons to work out what the climate was like thousands of years ago.
Pure oxygen is used to ensure the complete combustion of different chemicals.
Oxygen is used to treat water and cut and weld metals.
7. A glowing wooden splinter will burst into flames when exposed to oxygen.