Oxygen

Symbol OAtomic number 8
Atomic mass
15.9994
Thermal conductivity
0.000267
Atomic radius
0.65
Covalent radius
0.73
Density
0.001429
Atomic volume
14.0
Melting point
54.75
Oxidation states
-2
Boiling point
90.18
Stable isotopes
3
Heat of vapor.
3.4099
Electronegativity
3.44
Heat of fusion
0.22259
First ionization
13.618
Specific heat
0.92
Electrical conduct.
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Electron configuration

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Oxygen

Oxygen is the most abundant element in the earth's crust, making up about 46.6% by weight of the crust. It constitutes 89% of water by weight, 23% of the air, and nearly 50% of common silicate minerals. It is also present in carbonate, sulfate and phosphate minerals as well as in oxide minerals. As a gas, it exists as a diatomic molecule O2.

Ordinary combustion is the process of combining oxygen with other substances. The energy required for bodily warmth and the physical and chemical process of living organisms is obtained from the combination of oxygen with organic material in food.


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Pauling
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Oxygen Nuclear Data

Z
A
Atomic
Mass (u)
Nuclear
Mass(GeV/c2
Binding
Energy(MeV)
Spin
Natural
Abund.
Half-life
Decay
Q
MeV
8
13
13.02810
...
...
...
...
8.9ms
b+
17.77
8
14
14.008595
13.0449
98.74
0
...
70.6s
b+
5.14
8
15
15.003065
13.9713
111.96
1/2
...
122s
b+
2.75
8
16
15.994915
14.8952
127.62
0
0.99762
stable
...
...
8
17
16.999131
15.8306
131.77
5/2
0.00038
stable
...
...
8
18
17.999160
16.7622
139.81
0
0.002
stable
...
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Rohlf
 
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