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'''Oxygen''' ({{IPA|ˈɒksɨdʒɨn}}) is a colourless gas which makes up about one fifth of the Earth's atmosphere. Its name comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ὀξύς (''oxys''; acid, literally "sharp", from the taste of acids) and -γενής (''-genēs''; producer, literally "begetter"). | '''Oxygen''' ({{IPA|ˈɒksɨdʒɨn}}) is a colourless gas which makes up about one fifth of the Earth's atmosphere. Its name comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ὀξύς (''oxys''; acid, literally "sharp", from the taste of acids) and -γενής (''-genēs''; producer, literally "begetter"). | ||
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Oxygen (ˈɒksɨdʒɨn) is a colourless gas which makes up about one fifth of the Earth's atmosphere. Its name comes from the Greek ὀξύς (oxys; acid, literally "sharp", from the taste of acids) and -γενής (-genēs; producer, literally "begetter").
Contents
History
Occurance and production
Allotropes
Chemical properties
Use
Physical properties
Safety
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oxygen. In NIST Chemistry WebBook; National Institute for Standards and Technology, <http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/inchi/InChI%3D1S/O2/c1-2>. (accessed 15 March 2010).
- ↑ Oxygen. In Gas Encyclopedia; Air Liquide, <http://encyclopedia.airliquide.com/encyclopedia.asp?GasID=48>. (accessed 3 April 2010).
- ↑ Allred, A. L. Electronegativity values from thermochemical data. J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 1961, 17 (3–4), 215–21. DOI: 10.1016/0022-1902(61)80142-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oxygen, atomic. In NIST Chemistry WebBook; National Institute for Standards and Technology, <http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/inchi/InChI%3D1S/O>. (accessed 15 March 2010).
- ↑ Mohr, Peter J.; Taylor, Barry N. CODATA recommended values of the fundamental physical constants: 2002. Rev. Mod. Phys. 2005, 77 (1), 1–107. DOI: 10.1103/RevModPhys.77.1.
- ↑ Cox, J. D.; Wagman, D. D.; Medvedev, V. A. CODATA Key Values for Thermodynamics; Hemisphere: New York, 1989. ISBN 0891167587, <http://www.codata.org/resources/databases/key1.html>.
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