Oxygen
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Discovery
Joseph Priestly and Carl Wilhelm Scheele both found oxygen by themselves.They produced oxygen by heating mercuric oxide. Priestly gets most of the credit.
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Properties of Oxygen
Highly reactive,can combine with a lot of different elements , and it supports combustion
Properties of nonmetals: Highly electronegative, poor thermal conductors, brittle solids, gains electrons easily, and has a lower melting point.
Uses!!
Oxygen is used to make acids ,like sulfuric acid, it can be used for cutting wood or welding, and liquid oxygen is used for rocket fuel and to help people breathe .
Model
Protrons: 8 Electrons: 8 Neutrons: 8
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Lewis dot structure
oxygen has 6 valence electrons.
atomic # & mass
Compounds
Reaction types
Bonding:
Dioxane C4H8O
C: 8.3%
H:2.7%
O: 88.8%