GROUP VI & VII Flashcards
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OXYGEN GROUP
GROUP VI A
GROUP VI A
CHALCOGENS - ore forming
oxygen - YNE
8TH CENTURY CHINESE
oxygen - EMPYREAL AIR or FIRE AIR
C.W. SCHEELE
oxygen - DEPHLOGISTICATED AIR
J. PRIESTLY
who named oxygen
A. LAVOSIER
according to A. Lavosier, oxygen means
ACID FORMER
- diatomic molecule
- colorless, odorless, tasteless gas
- constitutes 20% by weight of air
- contributes about 8/9 by weight of water
- MOST ABUNDANT ELEMENT IN THEN HUMAN BODY by weight
- 3rd most abundant element in the UNIVERSE
OXYGEN
preparation of oxygen commercially
FREACTIONAL DISTILLATION OF LIQUID AIR
preparation of oxygen in the laboratory
by ELECTROLYSIS (decomposition of water)
- essential for animal life
- supports combustion
- treatment of CHLOROFORM, CYANIDE, AND CO poisoning
- treatment of HYPOXIA, DYSPNEA, CYANOSIS
OXYGEN
a disease with INADEQUATE OXYGEN
HYPOXIA
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
DYSPNEA
lack of oxygen
CYANOSIS
color of oxygen tanks INTERNATIONALLY
WHITE
color of oxygen tanks in USA
GREEN
color of OXYGEN tanks
GREEN (USA), WHITE (INTNL)
color of CARBON DIOXIDE tanks
GRAY
color of NITROUS OXIDE tanks
BLUE
color of HELIUM tanks
BROWN
color of NITROGEN tanks
BLACK
color of AIR tanks
YELLOW (USA), WHITE&BLACK (INTNL)
- BLUISH GAS with peculiar IRRITATING ODOR
- an allotrope of oxygen
- a powerful oxidizing agent
- disinfectant for drinking water
- bleaching agent
OZONE O3
ozone can be found between the
STRATOSPHERE AND TROPOSPHERE