Bohr Model of the Atom of Oxygen

**Formula:** O

**Atomic number:** 8

**Relative atomic mass:** 15,999

**Information:** Oxygen is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas. Liquefied oxygen ​​has a bluish hue. The oxygen atoms are unstable and combine into the diatomic molecule O₂.

**Use:** Oxygen is used in the production of iron and steel, for welding or cutting metals, for the glass industry and in medicine (breathing apparatus). It is also used as rocket fuel.

**Appearance:** Oxygen is the most abundant element on Earth. It is a component of the atmosphere, hydrosphere and Earth's crust. Oxygen is part of all living things (it is a biogenic element).

Bohr's atomic model assumes that electrons move on stationary circular paths with constant energy.

The oxygen atom consists of eight positively charged protons, eight neutrons and eight negatively charged electrons. Protons and neutrons are present in the nucleus; the electrons around them move along circular paths.