Chemical Symbol O (+ Cool facts: Color, Uses and more...) 2022

Every chemical element has its own symbol to represent them. But what is the O element?

The answer is Oxygen, whose symbol is O, and there's a lot of cool facts about it that most people don't know. Let me walk you through...

Oxygen Overview

Chemical Symbol

O (Oxygen)

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

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.

Name Origin

Greek: oxys and genes, (acid former).

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.

Atomic Number

8

Learn more about the atomic number.

Atomic Mass

15,9994

Discovery

Discovered By: Joseph Priestly, Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Year: 1774

Location: England/Sweden

Learn more about the atomic mass.

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