Oxygen

Latin nameOxygenium
English nameOxygen
chemical symbolO
atomic number8
relative atomic mass15,9994
period2
groupVI.A
classificationnonmetals
discovery year1774
discovererJ. Pristley
melting point [°C]-218,4
boiling point [°C]-182,962
critical temperature [°C]-118,56
critical pressure [MPa]5,043
density [g cm-3]0,001429
electronegativity [Pauling]3,44
oxidation states-II, -I, I
electron configuration[He]2s2 2p4
atomic radius [pm]48
covalent radius [pm]73
specific heat [J g-1K-1]0,92
heat of fusion [kJ mol-1]0,22259
thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1]0,02658
1. ionizing potential [eV]13,6181
2. ionizing potential [eV]35,117
3. ionizing potential [eV]54,934
state at normal conditionsgas

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