General Information
| Symbol: | O |
| Atomic Number: | 8 |
| Atomic Weight: (Atomic Mass, Molar Mass) | 15.9994 |
| Group: | 16 (oxygen family) |
| VIB (Old IUPAC), VIA (CAS) |
| Period: | 2 |
| Block: | p |
Physical Properties
| Density: | 0.00143 g/cm3 |
| Atomic Volume: | 14.0 cm2/mole |
| Atomic Radius: | 0.65 angstroms |
| Covalent Radius: | 73 pm |
| Radioactive: | No |
States
| Melting Point: | -218.4 °C |
| Boiling Point: | -183.0 °C |
| Heat Of Fusion: | 0.222 kJ/mole |
| Heat Of Vaporization: | 3.4109 kJ/mole |
Energy
| Electronegativity: | 3.4 (Pauling Scale) |
| Electron Affinity: | -141 kJ/mol |
| 1st Ionization Energy: | 1314 kJ/mol |
| Specific Heat Capacity: | 0.92 J g−1 K−1 |
| Thermal Conductivity: | 0.2674 W·m−1·K−1 |
Electrons & Oxidation
| Oxidation States: | -2 |
| Electrons Per Shell: | 2 6 |
| Electron Configuration: | [He] 2s2 2p4 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p4 |
| 1s2 2s2 2p4 |
History
| Discovered In: | 1774 |
| Discovered By: | Joseph Priestley, Carl Scheele |
| Discovered At: | England, Sweden |
| Word Origin: | From the Greek words "oxy genes" meaning "acid" (sharp) and "forming" (acid former) |
Translations
| English | Oxygen |
| Deutsch | Sauerstoff |
| Lëtzebuergesch | Sauerstoff |
| Nederlands | Zuurstof |
| Afrikaans | Suurstof |
| Frysk | Soerstof |
| Dansk | Oxygen or Ilt |
| Svenska | Syre |
| Norsk | Oksygen |
| Íslenska | Súrefni or Ildi |
| Føroysk | Súrevni or Ilt |
| Latin | Oxygenium |
| Français | Oxygène |
| Español | Oxígeno |
| Catalana | Oxygen |
| Occitana | Oxigèn |
| Português | Oxigénio |
| Galego | Osíxeno |
| Italiano | Ossigeno |
| Furlan | Ossigjen |
| Român | Oxigen |
| Moldavian | Oxigen |
| Armãneashte | Oxighenu |
| Русский | Кислород |
| Українска | Кисень |
| by | Кісларод |
| Polska | Tlen |
| Kaszëbsczi | Krziseń |
| Čech | Kyslík |
| Slovenský | Kyslík |
| Slovenščina | Kisik |
| Hrvatska | Kisik |
| Српски | Кисеоник |
| Bosnian | Kisik, Kiseonik |
| Македонски | Кислород |
| Български | Кислород |
| Lietuviškai | Deguonis |
| Lao | Skābeklis |
| Sudovian | Degōnijan |
| Cymraeg | Ócsigen |
| Gaeilge na hÉireann | Ocsaigin |
| Gàidhlig na h | Ocsaigin |
| Gaelg Vanninagh | Ocsygien |
| Cornish | Oxyjen |
| Brezhoneg | Oksigen |
| Ελληνική | Οxυγονο |
| Shqip | Oksigjen |
| Ossetian | Туаггуыр |
| Euskera | Oxigenoa |
| Georgian | ჟანგბადი |
| Suomi | Happi |
| Eesti | Hapnik |
| Magyar | Oxigén |
| Türkçe | Oksijen |
| Kazakh | Оттек |
| Uzbek | Кислород |
| Tajik | Oksigen |
| Mongolian | Хүчилтөрөгч |
| 日本語 | 酸素 [sanso] |
| 中国话 | 氧 |
| ไทย | ออกซิเจน |
| Vietnamese | Oxy, Oxi |
| Bahasa Melayu | Oksigen |
| العربيه | أكسجين |
| Il-Malti | Oksiġin |
| עברית | חמצן |
| Esperanto | Oksigeno |
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