Re: Is it possible to have four molecules of oxygen alone?

Date: Mon Jan 17 07:40:28 2000
Posted By: Andrew Cross, Faculty Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, LaJolla CA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 947605980.Ch

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Dear Kim,

If I understand your question correctly, you are asking if four atoms of 
oxygen can combine to form a single stable molecule. To the best of my 
knowledge oxygen only exists in combinations of two atoms (dioxygen) or 
three atoms (ozone). It is possible to make atomic oxygen (single atoms) 
but these combine to form dioxygen very rapidly.

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