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Periodic Table - Elements - Oxygen

Symbol O
Atomic Number 8
Relative Atomic Mass
12C = 12.0000
153.9994
Atomic Radius
pm
n/a
First Ionisation Energy
kJ mol-1
1313.9
Electronegativity 3.44
Density
kg m-3
2000 [m.p.]
1140 [b.p.]
1.429 [273 K]
Molar Volume
cm3
8.00 [54 K]
Thermal Conductivity
W m-1 K-1
0.2674 [300 K]
Melting Point
K
54.8
Boiling Point
K
90.188
Number of Isotopes 8
Ground State Electron
Configuration
[He]2s2p4
Term Symbol 3P2
Discovery Discovered by J. Priestley (Leeds, England) in 1774
Name Derived From Greek oxy genes meaning 'acid forming'
Name in Other
Languages
 Croatian Kisik
 Danish oxygen
 Dutch zuurstof
 Finnish happi
 French oxygène
 German Sauerstoff
 Italian ossigeno
 Norwegian oksygen
 Portugueseoxigénio
 Spanish oxígeno
 Swedish syre
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