8                                    15.

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O
Oxygen
Protons: 8 Neutrons: 8 Electrons: 8 O
Non-Metals, Group 8
Oxygen
No smell no color but brings colors in life. HISTORY:
Discovered by: Joseph Priestley
USES:
Year Discovered: 1774
1. Animals and plants in the respiration (breathing)
Where Discovered: Uppsala, Sweden
process.
Derivation of name/symbol: From the Greek words “oxygen”
2. Make epoxy ethane ethylene oxide.
meaning “acid” (sharp) and “forming” (acid former)
3. Utilized in medicine in the treatment of respiratory
disease. PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Phase at room temperature: Gas
INSTERESTING FACTS: Melting point: −218.79°C, −361.82°F, 54.36 K
1. One fifth of the Earth's atmosphere is made up of Boiling point: −182.962°C, −279.332°F, 90.188K
oxygen and is the third most abundant element in Non-Metal
the universe by mass. CURRENT INFORMATION:
2. Oxygen is the most abundant element by mass in Oxygen is found in most ores.
the Earth's biosphere.
3. The high concentration of oxygen in the ABUNDANCE
atmosphere is a result of Earth's oxygen cycle, Oxygen makes up around 21% of the Earth's atmosphere
which is predominantly driven by photosynthesis and 50% of the mass of the Earth's crust.
of plants. http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table
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