My Element is Oxygen

"NASA Completes Welding of Liquid Oxygen Tank for First SLS Flight" by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is marked with CC BY-NC 2.0.

Symbol: O

Atomic Number: 8

Average Atomic Mass: 16

Number of Protons: 8

Number of Electrons: 8

Melting Point: -218 Degrees Celsius

Boiling Point: -183 Degrees Celsius

Normal Phase @ 25 Degrees Celsius: Gas

Classifaction: Nonmetal

My element is in Group 16 and Period 2 of the Periodic Table.

Origin of Element Name: The name comes from the Greek 'oxy genes', meaning acid forming

Discovered by Joseph Priestley in the year 1774

Interesting Facts About My Element:

1: Oxygen plays an important role in life on Earth

2. Oxygen makes up around 21% of the Earth's atmosphere

3. 5% of oxygen inhaled by someone converts to carbon dioxide

4. Warm water holds less oxygen than cold water

5. Moxie is the oxygen on Mars

"Liquid Oxygen Tank Exterior" by Wilson Lam {WLQ} is marked with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.