O

Oxygen

Z 8 15.999 g/molOther Nonmetal

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

16

Period

2

Block

p

Occurrence

Primordial

Biological Role

Macronutrient

History

1771 (discovery, isolation)

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

1774 (discovery, isolation)

Joseph Priestley

Named By

Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier

Latin Name

Oxygenium

Abundance

Universe

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

x

Earth's crust

x

Oceans

x

Humans

x