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 * Name of element : oxygen
 * Symbol: O
 * Boiling point: -297.332 oF
 * Melting point: -361.822 oF
 * Specific gravity/density: 1460 **(kg m-3) ( ****20.5 k) **
 * Number of protons, neutrons, electrons: 8, 8, 8
 * Atomic mass15.999
 * Atomic number: 8
 * How, when and who discovered it: the greeks discovered it it comes from greek “oxy genes”, 1774, Joseph Priestley in Uppsala, Sweden


 * http://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/8/oxygen
 * number of valence electrons: 6
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 * Electron configuration and orbital notation:
 * Where and how produced processed or mined:
 * Chemical and physical properties:
 * physical… It has a cubic crystal structure.
 * Oxygen gas is colorless, odorless, and tasteless
 * Chemical: Oxygen supports combustion, combines with most elements, and is a component of hundreds of thousands of organic compounds
 * Oxygen can be separated from air by fractionated liquefaction and distillation.It is a very reactive oxidizing agent.
 * Minerals compounds or ores in witch found
 * http://sourcing.indiamart.com/engineering/articles/oxygen-gas-properties/
 * 2 common chemical properties
 * Bohr model:

Oxygen in its pure state:




 * Unusual facts:
 * Restores alertness and reduces drowsiness while driving.
 * Reduces effects of headache, hangover or fatigue.
 * Reduces stress from work or other stressful situations.
 * Restores energy levels from physical activity.
 * Restores depleted oxygen levels in blood.

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 * Mining and Sourcing data:** [| British Geological Survey] – natural environment research council.
 * Text:** [|John Emsley Nature’s Building Blocks:] An A-Z Guide to the Elements, Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 2011.
 * Data:** CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, CRC Press, 92nd Edition, 2011.