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How much air do you breathe in a lifetime?
Explore an interactive periodic table of the elements explosion limits abundance of oxygen oxygen cycle Figure 10: Schematic view of ozone chemistry in a pure oxygen environment. polar covalent bond cryogenic region Figure 1: Schematic diagram of a zirconia oxygen sensor used to monitor automobile exhaust gases. The sensor, approximately the size of a spark plug, is fitted into the exhaust manifold of an automobile engine. The thimble-shaped zirconia sensor, sandwiched between thin layers of porous platinum, is exposed on its interior to outside air and on its exterior to exhaust gas passing through slits in the sensor shield. The two platinum surfaces serve as electrodes, conducting a voltage across the zirconia that varies according to the difference in oxygen content between the exhaust gas and the outside air.
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oxygen: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Natural History of Oxygen. Oct 24, 2024
Add new Web site: CAMEO Chemicals - Oxygen. Sep 17, 2024
Media added. Mar 21, 2024
Media added. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Science Learning Hub - Oxygen. Jan 03, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Natural History of Oxygen. Jun 30, 2023
Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Chemistry of Oxygen. Dec 03, 2022
Add new Web site: Live Science - Facts About Oxygen. Aug 26, 2022
Corrected display issue. Sep 28, 2018
Add new Web site: Cool Kid Facts - Oxygen Facts. Dec 09, 2016
Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Oxygen Element Video for Kids. Dec 09, 2016
Add new Web site: WebElements - Oxygen. May 15, 2014
Add new Web site: Chemicool - Oxygen Element Facts. May 15, 2014
Add new Web site: Jefferson Lab - The Element Oxygen. Apr 04, 2014
Add new Web site: Quatr.us - What is Oxygen? Jan 24, 2013
Add new Web site: Hyperphysics - Oxygen. Jan 24, 2013
Add new Web site: Rader's Chem4Kids! - Oxygen. Jan 24, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Oxygen. Jan 24, 2013
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Oxygen. Jan 24, 2013
Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry - Oxygen. Jan 24, 2013
Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids! - Oxygen. Mar 16, 2012
Article revised and updated. Apr 17, 2009
Added new Web site: General Chemistry - Oxygen. Mar 24, 2009
Added new Web site: University College Cork - Oxygen. Mar 24, 2009
Added new Web site: Webelements.com - Oxygen. Mar 24, 2009
Added new Web site: EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Oxygen. Mar 16, 2009
Added new Web site: Chemical Elements.com - Oxygen. Mar 16, 2009
Article revised and updated. Nov 15, 2008
Added new Web site: Los Alamos National Laboratory - Oxygen. May 07, 2008
Article revised and updated. Nov 08, 2007
Added new Web site: Lenntech - Oxygen (O).
  • Gaurav Shukla
 Jun 08, 2007
Article revised and updated. Apr 12, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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