Question

enlist any three uses of oxygen

Answer 1

Answer:

Oxygen is used to degrade hydrocarbon compounds, which are broken apart by heating them. This is used to create combustion that usually liberates water and carbon dioxide, but can also produce the hydrocarbons acetylene, propylene and ethylene. Oxygen is used in sewage-treatment and water-purification plants.

Answer 2

Any three uses of oxygen are:

i) Oxygen is used to degrade hydrocarbon compounds, which are broken apart by heating them.

ii) In cells, oxygen is needed for aerobic respiration, which allows for the extraction of energy from ingested foods.

iii) Oxygen can be used as a sterilizing agent to kill certain anaerobic bacteria that are killed by sufficient exposure to the gas.