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Is oxygen gas (O2) a compound or an element?

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asked Mar 13, 2023 in Science by Neil123 (4.1k points)
edited Mar 18, 2023 by physguru

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answered Mar 18, 2023 by AlexJ

Oxygen gas (O2) is a molecule composed of two oxygen atoms bonded together. It is considered a compound because it consists of two or more different elements chemically combined. In this case, oxygen gas is a compound of the element oxygen (O).

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