because they named it
It does not have a generic name or a trade name. It's always just Oxygen. Sorry.
The shortened name for oxygen is O2.
What is the name of OF2? The correct answer is oxygen difluoride.
It remains "oxygen."
The chemical name for OF4 is oxygen tetrafluoride.
oxygen = Sauerstoff
Liquid Oxygen
The family name of oxygen is the chalcogens. Oxygen belongs to group 16 on the periodic table, which is also known as the oxygen family or chalcogen family.
OF2 is oxygen difluoride, a very powerful oxidizer.
um, oxygen? The name of the element is the name of... the element. If, i.e., the species you wish to describe is a single atom of neutral oxygen, then it is preferable to call it monatomic oxygen or something for clarity.
calcium + oxygen Calcium's element name is Ca Oxygen's element name is O
Another name for hydrogen is H and for oxygen is O.