Atomic Number 8 (Oxygen: Color, Uses, State and more...) 2022

You may already know that the chemical element with atomic number 8 is Oxygen.

But there's a lot of cool stuff about Oxygen that most people don't know. Check this out:

Oxygen Overview

Atomic Number

8

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Description

Colorless, odorless, tasteless gas; pale blue liquid. Third most abundant element in the universe. It is the most abundant element in the earth's crust, and makes up almost 21% of the atmosphere.

Symbol

O (Oxygen)

Sources

Obtained primarily from liquid air by fractional distillation. Small amounts are made in the laboratory by electrolysis of water or heating potassium chlorate (KClO3) with manganese dioxide (MnO2) catalyst.

Uses

Used in steel making, welding, and supporting life. Naturally occuring ozone (O3) in the upper atmosphere shields the earth from ultraviolet radiation.

State at 20 °C

Gas

Name Origin

Greek: oxys and genes, (acid former).

Discovery

Discovered By: Joseph Priestly, Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Year: 1774

Location: England/Sweden

Atomic Mass

15,9994

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