Oxygen

 =Oxygen=


 * Atomic Number:** 8


 * Protons:** 8


 * Electrons:** 8


 * Neutrons:** 8


 * Average Atomic Mass:** 15.999


 * Isotopes:** Oxygen-15, Oxygen-16, Oxygen-17, Oxygen-19, Oxygen-20, Oxygen-21, and Oxygen-22


 * Discovery:** Oxygen was discovered by a famous scientist Joesph Priestley, oxygen was thought about before 1772 but workers did not recognize it as an element. Joesph Priestley is generally credited with its discovery.
 * Name:** Oxygen got its name for "acid" and "forming."


 * Uses:** Oxygen is used for every thing that lives, it keeps them alive by providing air witch keeps the blood flowing in the heart.


 * Interesting Facts**: This is a scientist Lavoisier noted knew that many acids contain oxygen so he proposed that Oxygen was responsible for the acidic properties.

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 * Sources**:
 * Photo: [|At the Oxygen Bar by Swamibu on Flickr]
 * Video: [|Oxygen on Periodic Table of Elements]
 * Oxygen on [|WebElements]
 *  [|History of Oxygen on WebElements]