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Oxygen in the air is composed of molecules which are each made up of two oxygen atoms. An oxygen atom contains protons and neutrons in its nucleus, 8 of each being the most usual form (some variation in the number of neutrons does exist) and it has 8 electrons orbiting the nucleus (2 in the inner shell, 6 in the outer shell).

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