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  1. What is the difference between O & O2 - Chemistry Stack Exchange

    Jan 9, 2017 · What is the difference between $\ce {O}$ and $\ce {O2}$. If C is carbon and then why $\ce {O2}$ is oxygen.

  2. Can an element be a single atom or a molecule made up of atoms …

    Sep 15, 2022 · Yes, element can refer to single atoms, to a molecule or, at the macroscopic level, to a sample made up of atoms grouped as molecules or not. The only requirement is that all …

  3. What is the difference between an element and an atom?

    Sep 5, 2015 · It contains 2 elements: Hydrogen, and Oxygen. But it contains 3 atoms, 2 Hydrogen, and 1 Oxygen. Atoms contain even smaller pieces called subatomic particles. …

  4. Why is oxygen so special? - Chemistry Stack Exchange

    Apr 21, 2017 · Why do reactions with oxygen produce flame (i.e. light), heat and hence a lot of energy? I mean, why only oxygen, why not any other element like nitrogen? What is special …

  5. Why do we call O2 oxygen? - Chemistry Stack Exchange

    Nov 25, 2018 · I have been taught that oxygen is a chemical element, in other words a certain type of atom that has 8 protons in its nucleus. So why is O2 called oxygen? It is not a type of …

  6. nomenclature - When to use -ate and -ite for naming oxyanions ...

    Jun 16, 2015 · It ends with -ate for the most common oxyanions of the element. It ends with -ite for the oxyanions that have the same charge but with one less atom of oxygen.

  7. Oxygen in water: How is it single if it's always double?

    Mar 7, 2014 · Oxygen can appear in a wide variety of (bio-) chemicals and there, it only needs two bonds to other atoms (or a double bond to one atom). Good examples for this are: The …

  8. inorganic chemistry - How to Find the Mass of an Individual …

    Oct 18, 2015 · What is the procedure/math for finding the mass of a specific element in a substance? For instance, how many grams of Oxygen are in 6.8 grams of Epinephrine …

  9. Why is O2 the supporter of combustion? - Chemistry Stack Exchange

    The main benefit of oxygen is that its the most commonly available oxidizer. The main component of air that support combustion is oxygen. However titanium burns in nitrogen and so does …

  10. Oxidation states of oxygen - Chemistry Stack Exchange

    Oct 15, 2016 · Oxygen can have a range of oxidation states including -2,-1,0,+1,+2 So, yes oxygen can have positive oxidation states when present with more electronegative elements …