Question

Element: Oxygen

At least eight other researched physical and chemical properties of the element should be mentioned. These properties may include but are not limited to:

color
texture
ability to conduct electricity
density
state at room temperature
common compounds it forms
luster
malleability
ductility
boiling point
melting point
potential hazards of the elements and/or its compounds

Answer 1

Here is my answer, do the facts below sound accurate?
1. Color: Oxygen is colorless
2. Texture: Oxygen does not have a texture
3. Ability to conduct electricity: It is impossible for oxygen to conduct electricity
4. Density: 1.429g
5. State at room temperature: Most definitely a gas
6. Common compounds it forms:
(a) Water, H2O
(b) Iron Oxide or Rust, Fe2O3
(c) Carbon dioxide, CO2
(d) Hydrogen peroxide, H2O2
(e) Alcohol, R-OH
7. Melting Point: -218.3°C
8. Boiling Point :-182.9°C
9. Potential hazard - The rate of combustion can be severely increased by Oxygen and can cause a fire to dangerously ignite.

Answer 2

Oxygen is colorless only in the gas phase. In the liquid and solid it is blue.

Your density has units that don't make sense. It should be g/L or g/cm^3, something like that.

H2O2 is not really a common compound of oxygen. A better choice would be silica, SiO2, which makes up about 30% or more of the Earth's crust. NOx (= N2O, NO, NO2, N2O5), the oxides of nitrogen, are a significant air pollution hazard, formed in high-temperature combustion. H2SO4 (sulfuric acid) is the compound made in the largest amounts in the chemical industry. HNO3 (nitric acid) comes right behind.

For hazards: ozone (O3) is toxic. Pure H2O2 is dangerously explosive. Diethyl ether ((CH3CH2)2O) was the first anesthetic. NOx tend to evolve towards nitric acid (HNO3) in the air, causing "acid rain," and the NO that is formed in intermediate steps is what makes smog brown.

Answer 3

thanks :)