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8 O 15.999 u

Element 8 · Gas at room temperature

Oxygen

Nonmetals
O

Oxygen is a chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group on the periodic table and is a highly reactive nonmetal and oxidizing agent that readily forms compounds (notably oxides) with most elements. By mass, oxygen is the third-most abundant element in the universe, after hydrogen and helium.

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Atomic mass

15.999u

Density

1.429g/L

Melts

54.36 K

Boils

90.188 K

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Oxygen's family

Elements in the same column share their outer-electron count, so they behave alike.

What it becomes

Everyday compounds in our curated set that contain Oxygen — the upward direction of the map: atom → molecule → stuff you know.

Source

Discovered by Carl Wilhelm Scheele. Named by Antoine Lavoisier.

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