Wanted
Oxygen
Crime Record
-Stealing your breath
-Taking up matter in the atmosphere
-Bonding with Hydrogen to make water
-Stealing mass in the oceans (nine-tenths)
-Stealing mass in the earth's crust
-Hiding from authorities in rocks and minerals
-Creating a poisonous gas called ozone
Oxygens Uses and Why It's Important to Capture
- Respiration
-Photosynthesis
-Oxidation of Iron forming rust
-Provides good mineral wealth because oxygen hides in minerals
-Oxidizing agents like cleaning wounds
Description of Oxygen
Oxygen is a colorless gas. As a non-metal, its atomic mass is 15.999. Its atomic number is 8 and at room temperature it is a gas.
Backround Information of Oxygen
The word oxygen was formed by the Greek words oxys and genes which together mean "acid forming."
Carl Wilhelm Scheele was the first arresting officer of oxygen. He was a German studying the field of chemistry. Along with oxygen, Scheele discovered many other elements.
Oxygen is also known as the "essential to life element."
Bohr Diagram of Oxygen
Report of First Arrest
Oxygen was first found when Scheele heated several compounds and then those compounds released a gas that enhanced combustion.
Last Seen
Oxygen is a member of the non-metal organization and is in the Oxygen group family.
Clues lead to that oxygen has been hiding in the earth's crust as well as water and minerals.
Known Associates
Carbon has also join with Hydrogen and Oxygen to produce Glucose (the food that gives energy to plants). 6CO2 + 6H2O -> C2H12O6 + 6O2 = Glucose Formula
Aluminum also confesses that she and Oxygen had been forming to make rubies (a valuable mineral).
The final culprit of this investigation is Silicon. Apparently, Silicon and Oxygen had been forming in the earth's crust for millions of years.
AS A SIDE NOTE
Citations
Knapp, Brian J., David Woodroffe, and David A. Hardy. Elements. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, 1996. Print.
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