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Adopt An Element

Published on Dec 03, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

OXYGEN

HAILEY BLOCK:6
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ATOMIC STRUCTURE

  • Atomic mass:15.9994
  • Atomic number: 8
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ELEMENT HISTORY

  • Symbol
  • Origin:The name comes from the Greek 'oxy genes', meaning acid forming.
  • Date discovered: 1774
  • Who discovered it: Joseph Priestley in Wiltshire, England and independently by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in Uppsala, Sweden
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ELEMENT PROPERTIES

  • Melting point: −218.79°C
  • Boiling: −182.962°C
  • Normal phase
  • Family: group 16, oxygen family
  • Classification: non metal
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FACTS ABOUT OXYGEN

  • Earth has been oxygenated for about 2.3 billion to 2.4 billion years
  • geologic changes on Earth led to oxygen
  • The colorless gas that makes up 21 percent of Earth's atmosphere
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USES FOR OXYGEN

  • The greatest commercial use of oxygen gas is in the steel industry. Large quantities are also used in the manufacture of a wide range of chemicals including nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide.used as antifreeze and to make polyester.
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AD SLOGAN

  • O2 is Made for You!
  • $.30 for 100 grams
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