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Where and when was oxygen discovered?
Oxygen was discovered by the very first species on planet Earth.
What percentage of oxygen is there in space?
in space there is 0 oxygen. there is nothing. you have to enter an atmosphere of a planet to encounter anything on the atomic scale
What planet has iron rocks combine with oxygen to form iron oxide?
pluto
Why is O2 essential to life?
Another critical gas is oxygen gas (O2). Much of life on this planet is aerobic, meaning oxygen is required for survival. Oxygen serves as a key constituent in the process that releases the energy stored in food.Oxygen is not essential to all life. In fact there are some organisms that die in the presence of oxygen. There was once a time when there was no oxygen in our atmosphere and only anaerobic organisms lived. Water is essential to all known life but not oxygen.
What percentage of your atmospheric gases is oxygen?
My atmosphere is the same as your atmosphere since we all live on the same planet. Oxygen makes up about 19.5% of the atmosphere.
What planet has the smallest percentage of oxygen?
There's not much oxygen on any planet except Earth. I mean "free" oxygen, not chemically combined with other elements. Obviously carbon dioxide contains oxygen combined with carbon, for example.
Do you need plant life to produce oxygen on any planet?
So far, we can only speak for our own planet, Earth; we're not aware of any other planet with either plant life or large quantities of free oxygen. On Earth, oxygen is produced by plants, which take in carbon dioxide and secrete oxygen, much as animals breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide. We really are in symbiosis with our planet.
What planet has a nitrogen- oxygen atmosphere?
Earths atmosphere is rich in Oxygen, some 21% of the air is Oxygen. There is oxygen on other planets, but the percentage comes nowhere close to this. The percentage of Oxygen in earths atmosphere is thought to have been much higher in the past, before animals were about, but after the arrival of plants.
Could a person live in planet Saturn?
No. Too cold, no oxygen, too much pressure.
How much oxygen is used by the earth annually?
The oxygen isn't "used by the earth"; it is recycled by organisms. The total amount of oxygen on planet Earth remains more or less constant.
Do any of the planet have oxygen in their atmosphere?
Yes. There is one planet with oxygen in its atmosphere: our home planet Earth.
How much oxygen does jupiter have?
it has .10% to .15% of oxygen levels not much, but it has some.
How much oxgyen is on the planet Venus'?
Venus has virtually no oxygen. However there is a very, very small percentage.
Why is Earth the only planet with oxygen and how is that no other planet does?
Other planets do have oxygen, but not in as high of concentration as we have here on Earth.
What planet is the only with drinkable water?
Our planet, the Earth is the only planet with drinkable water. It is the only planet in our Solar System with life and oxygen. Without the oxygen, there will be no life and water on Earth.
Is there oxygen on the planet?
Earth, Mars and Mercury are the planets that have oxygen on them.
What planet besides Mars has no oxygen?
Venus has no molecular oxygen.
