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Oxygen is actually considered to be the most common element in Earth's crust (by mass), and is believed to be one of the top 3 most common elements in the galaxy.
While we think of Oxygen being in the air we breathe. However, it binds to many other elements, and thus is very common.
Oxygen combines with Hydrogen to form Water.
Oxygen combines with Silicon to form Silicon Dioxide, very common in stones, as well as all the glass we have.
Aluminum, Iron, etc, are all found in oxides.
While there is very little atmospheric Oxygen on the Moon, it is also a key element in all of the moon rocks. So, if the moon is ever colonized, it is likely that the required oxygen could be recovered from moon rocks.
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Is boron common or rare?
is the element boron abundant or rare on earth
What type of reaction adds oxygen to an element?
When oxygen is added to an element through a chemical reaction, this is called oxidation. A common oxidation is the formation of rust.
How did scientists know that oxygen was a new element?
scientists knew that oxygen was a element as it had the atoms of only O i,e. oxygen and helped in increase in combustion
What is the element symbol for glycogen?
Glycogen is not an element and it has no element symbol.
Was Dalton right in calling lime an element?
Lime is a compound of calcium and oxygen, so no, it is not an element.
