Why is pure oxygen called O2 when oxygen is an element?
Why is pure oxygen called O2 when oxygen is an element?
Exactly as the title asks.
Pure oxygen is generally represented as O2 yet oxygen is an element of the periodic table. Why is it O2 and not just O?
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Because O doesn't like to exist. O2 is simply more stable. A
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