What is the difference between O & O2 - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Jan 9, 2017 · What is the difference between $\ce {O}$ and $\ce {O2}$. If C is carbon and then why $\ce {O2}$ is oxygen.
Whats the difference between 2O and O2 [duplicate]
May 30, 2017 · I just saw something in a chemistry lesson what got me confused. What is the difference between $\\ce{2O}$ and $\\ce{O2}$? Thanks for the help!
stability - Why is O2 a biradical? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
And finally there is $\ce {O#O}$ where both oxygens are positively charged and are free radicals. Why are both positively charged? It is because 3 bonds already to oxygen means 1 lone pair and 5 …
If CO2 is nonpolar how come much more dissolves in water than O2?
Jul 26, 2014 · Both of these factors will stabilize a $\ce {CO2}$ molecule more than an $\ce {O2}$ molecule in water; stabilization translates into greater solubility.
Why is oxygen paramagnetic? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
May 3, 2016 · Paramagnetic molecules are molecules that have single electrons. When I draw the lewis structure of $\\ce{O2}$, it appears to be a diamagnetic structure. What makes it paramagnetic?
orbitals - What is the origin of the differences between the MO …
Jul 18, 2014 · This phenomenon is explained by s-p mixing. All the elements in the second period before oxygen have the difference in energy between the 2s and 2p orbital small enough, so that s-p mixing …
Why do we call O2 oxygen? - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Nov 25, 2018 · Likewise $\ce {O2}$ is as much oxygen as atomic oxygen is. The only complication is that what we habitually think of as oxygen is oxygen as a gas comprised of $\ce {O2}$ molecules. …
Does O2 have a color in the gas phase - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Apr 24, 2015 · 35 I have noticed that liquid $\ce {O2}$ (I clarify it as $\ce {O2}$ because oxygen exists in several other forms which have different colors in the liquid state than $\ce {O2}$) has a light blue …
Is the reaction 2 Hg + O2 → 2HgO a reversible reaction?
Oct 16, 2024 · First, all chemical reactions are reversible and all have a rate that depends on the temperature. Second, the synthesis of has a rate that is dependent on the temperature. This is quite …
Enthalpy of formation of O2 - Chemistry Stack Exchange
Apr 13, 2025 · The enthalpy of formation of O2 is zero at any particular temperature. The element is already in its ''standard state'' . Also please note that as per IUPAC, there is no standard …