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What happens to an oxygen molecule after it has been breathed in?
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When the oxygen molecule is inhaled it causes a slight explosion which forces the air into your lungs and then up through your veins which gives you better blood flow to your brain. Sometimes rare genetic disorders cause these molecules to be deistroyed so they're not able to explode and usually the blood flow is a lot worse in the people that have this disorder. This can be fixed with a simple medication that is taken daily.
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What happens to the carbon in natural gas when the gas burns in a badly fitted gas fire?
if a gas fire has been incorrectly fitted and cannot draw enough oxygen from the area it is heating. Carbonmonoxide is produced which is colorless and odourless gas and is hazardous for animals . if it is breathed,it stops the circulation of blood. The person who breathed carbonmonoxide would die eventually.
Is liquid oxygen same as regular oxygen?
Liquid oxygen is oxygen that has been cooled to extremely low temperatures so that it condenses.
Is oxygen manmade?
No. Earth's oxygen is provided by plants. Humans need oxygen to live, so we could not have been there before there was oxygen, so we could not have made the oxygen.
Is nitrous oxide the main ozone threat?
No. Nitrous oxide is the "dead body" of what could have been an ozone molecule, if water vapor had not gotten to the excited and unstable nitrogen and oxygen "free radical" first. The main threat is water vapor in that case.
What happens when oxygen is prepared from hydrogen peroxide without adding a catalyst?
Hydrogen peroxide purchased from a store or science supply house has been stabilized so that expected loss due to spontaneous decomposition into oxygen and water is less than 3% per year. Without adding a catalyst, you will have to wait a very long time to collect the oxygen from a sample of hydrogen peroxide.
Oxygen that has been breathed in is delivered to the cells by the a.diaphragm. b.red blood cells. c.air sacs d.bronchial tubes?
red blood cells
Is it true that every breath of air contains at least 1 atom that every human ever born has breathed?
Yes. There are 6.02 x 10e23 molecules in a mole. 2 atoms of oxygen in a molecule of oxygen. Nitrogen molecule also 2 atoms. A mole of gas is ~22.4 liters. A normal resting breath of air for an adult is ~500mL Roughly 99% of air is either oxygen molecules or nitrogen molecules. [(0.5 liters/breath) divided by (22.4 liters/mole)] times (6.02 x 10e23) equals ~ 1,340,000,000,000,000,000,000 molecules in every breath Given that O2 and N2 have 2 atoms/molecule, there would be twice as many atoms ~2,700,000,000,000,000,000,000/breath you'd probably have millions, if not billions of atoms that had been breathed by any person who'd ever lived.
What happens to the carbon in natural gas when the gas burns in a badly fitted gas fire?
if a gas fire has been incorrectly fitted and cannot draw enough oxygen from the area it is heating. Carbonmonoxide is produced which is colorless and odourless gas and is hazardous for animals . if it is breathed,it stops the circulation of blood. The person who breathed carbonmonoxide would die eventually.
What happens when triatomic nitrogen comes into contact with oxygen?
I am not a professional but I believe this is what happens. Assuming there is enough thermal energy to promote the reaction, the triatomic nitrogen will trade one of its nitrogen atoms for an oxygen molecule, creating N2O, nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas. The now free nitrogen atom will form a diatomic nitrogen molecule at its first opportunity. 2N3+O2 -> 2N2O+N2 There has been a theoretical paper (2009) which predicts that the cyclic N3 radical is quite stable to oxygen but will react to form N2 + NO.
A rock containing iron becomes soft and crumbly and reddish-brown in color?
Oxygen! Which has probably come from water (H2O = 2 hydrogens and 1 oxygen) This process is called oxidisation, it is the same thing that happens when you have metal that has gone rusty, it has oxidised. The chemical symbol for iron is Fe, when it oxidises, it steals an oxygen molecule and becomes FeO... Iron Oxide.
What does it mean for a water molecule to be polar?
It means there is a positive side and a negative side to it. The 2 atoms of Hydrogen in a water molecule bond asymetrically to the oxygen atom. Like this O / \ H H Instead of this way H--O--H The molecule then has a more positive charge on the Hydrogen side of the molecule and a negative charge on the Oxygen side. ( When a molecule is polar, it means that the molecule has been given a charge. In water, H2O, Oxygen has a charge and so does hydrogen. However, because there is such a large difference in electronegativity between the Oxygen and the Hydrogens, then the distribution of electrons within the molecule becomes uneven. This causes one end of the molecule to contain a slightly postive charge and the other end to possess a slightly negavtive charge. ) Hope This WiLL HeLp u !! ))
How many oxygen atoms are in iron?
There are no iron atoms in oxygen. Oxygen is an element in itself so it can not be complicated by another element unless it becomes a molecule of something else. Usually iron that has been mixed with oxygen can be form an iron oxide.
When a molecule loses an electron the molecule has been?
When a molecule loses an electron the molecule has been ionized and oxidized.
Is carbon dioxide a molecule or element?
CO2 is both a compound and a molecule. It is a compound because it is made up of carbon and oxygen which have been chemically combined. It is a molecule because carbon dioxide exist as CO2 molecules, with simple molecular structure.
What happens to oxygen after it has been used by your body?
The oxygen goes into your lungs, then into your blood stream. Then carbon dioxide goes into your lungs and thats when you exhale. Oxygen changes to carbondioxide in your body.
What is exhaled air?
Air that's been in your lungs and gotten breathed out.
A molecule becomes reduced when it?
Simply put, the process of oxidation is that of reacting to add oxygen. Carbon (C) burning in air (O2) to form Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is and Oxidation reaction. Conversely, the process of removing oxygen form a molecule is a reduction. When a lump of iron ore is heated with carbon, oxygen is removed and metallic Iron is produced and the Iron ore is said to have been reduced.
