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Summary
oxygen is a chemical element[1]. oxygen ranks in the top 5% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,344 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- oxygen is credited with the discovery of Carl Wilhelm Scheele[3].
- oxygen is credited with the discovery of Joseph Priestley[4].
- oxygen's instance of is recorded as chemical element[5].
- oxygen's instance of is recorded as lithophile[6].
- acid is named after oxygen[7].
- oxygen's location of discovery is recorded as Calne[8].
- oxygen's location of discovery is recorded as Sweden[9].
- oxygen's element symbol is recorded as O[10].
- oxygen's chemical formula is recorded as O[11].
- oxygen is a type of group 16[12].
- oxygen is a type of oxidizing agent[13].
- oxygen is a type of p-block[14].
- oxygen is part of period 2[15].
- oxygen is part of group 16[16].
- oxygen is part of oxygen gasoreceptor activity[17].
- oxygen is part of oxygen carrier activity[18].
- oxygen is part of water[19].
- oxygen is part of nonmetal[20].
- oxygen is used for food additive[21].
- oxygen's Commons category is recorded as Oxygen[22].
- oxygen is the opposite of phlogiston[23].
- oxygen's Unicode character is recorded as 氧[24].
- oxygen comprises oxygen atom[25].
- oxygen's crystal system is recorded as cubic crystal system[26].
- oxygen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1771[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include chemical element[5] and lithophile[6]. Recorded subclass of include group 16[12], oxidizing agent[13], and p-block[14]. oxygen is the opposite of phlogiston[23].
Origins
acid is named after oxygen[7].
Use and Application
oxygen is used for food additive[21]. oxygen comprises oxygen atom[25]. Part of include period 2[15], a period[28]; group 16[16], a group[29]; oxygen gasoreceptor activity[17]; oxygen carrier activity[18]; water[19], a type of chemical entity[30]; and nonmetal[20].
Influence
Things named for oxygen include CNO cycle[31]; manganosite[32], a mineral species[33]; feroxyhyte[34], a mineral species[35]; sinoite[36], a mineral species[37]; bismoclite[38], a mineral species[39]; oxy-vanadium-dravite[40], a mineral species[41]; oxystannomicrolite[42], a mineral species[43]; and oxyplumboroméite[44], a mineral species[45].
Why It Matters
oxygen ranks in the top 5% of chemical_element entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,344 views/month).[2] oxygen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] oxygen is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for oxygen include CNO cycle[31]; manganosite[32], a mineral species[33]; feroxyhyte[34], a mineral species[35]; sinoite[36], a mineral species[37]; bismoclite[38], a mineral species[39]; and oxy-vanadium-dravite[40], a mineral species[41].