☯️what is oxygen???
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•OxYgEN•
Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds. •Symbol: O
•Atomic mass: 15.999 u
•Atomic number: 8
•Electron configuration: [He] 2s²2p⁴
•Discovered: 1772
•Discoverers: Joseph Priestley, Antoine Lavoisier, Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Explanation:
❄Oxygen is a chemical element. It has the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is the third most common element in the universe, after hydrogen and helium. Oxygen is more than a fifth of the Earth's atmosphere by volume. In the air, two oxygen atoms usually join to make dioxygen (O.❄