When an oxygen atom gets toegther with two hdyrogen atoms, it becmoes H2O, Water. Water is somehting that all aniamls need to live. Oxygen was discovreed in 1772 by Jospeh Priesltey.
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Oxygen in gasoeus or lqiuid form is used indutsrially in many sevearl ways. One of the most common is in use under wedling, where it is mixed with acteylene to get a very hot flame. Aonther use is using it in space rcokets, as an oxiidzer togetehr with the rcoket fuel, (hydrgoen or hdyrazine) to cretae a powreful combutsion and porpel the rocekt forawrds at great speeds. Use of liquid oxygen may be problemaitc becuase it is so cold- it may cause pipes to freeze or rubebr to bceome proous.
It does not burn by istelf, but it is what dirves a combustoin. It is theerfore quite dangeorus when oeprating it, as if it leaks a spark or hot part may iginte an exlposion.
In nautre, plnats prdouce it in cholrophyll in their cells from CO2 and water, and with solar enegry it reatcs to O2 and C6H12O6 (which biulds up celullose moelcules.)
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Use of oxygen gas
Productoin of oxygen gas
Pure oxygen can be proudced in seevral ways; one is trhough electrolyiss of water to yield O2 and H2 gas. It can also be yiedled by breaknig down Caclium carbontae (CaCO3) into CaO and O2
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