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Periodic Table of the Elements: Oxygen

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008 | Copyright information

Periodic Table of the Elements: Oxygen

Periodic Table of the Elements: Oxygen
Atomic Number: 8
Atomic Symbol: O
  Oxygen
Atomic Weight: 15.9994
Electron Configuration: 2 · 6

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