oxygen atom

collocation in English

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oxygen
noun[U]
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/ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/us
/ˈɑːk.sɪ.dʒən/
a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants ...
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atom
noun[C]
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/ˈæt.əm/us
/ˈæt̬.əm/
the smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. Atoms can combine to form ...
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(Definition ofoxygenandatomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A thiosemicarbazide is an analog with a sulfur atom in place of theoxygenatom.
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Halo-uranates are compounds in which oneoxygenatomis replaced by two halogen atoms.
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For example, bases donating a lone pair from anoxygenatomare harder than bases donating through a nitrogen atom.
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The manganese atom transfers anoxygenatomfrom chlorine bleach or similar oxidant.
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In this compound theoxygenatomis coordinated to aluminium chloride.
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This attracts the electrons in the more complex anions towards one of its constituent oxygen atoms, forming an oxide ion and anoxygenatom.
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The reaction mechanism is by carbon tetroxide reacting with anoxygenatom.
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In the former, it has been suggested that the carbon atom attaches coordinatively to anoxygenatomfrom the substrate through its free bonds.
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When the electronegative atom is in the axial position, its electron density can be donated through space to the positively-chargedoxygenatomin the ring.
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The ion has a formal positive charge, which is placed on theoxygenatom.
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This would concern a nuclear reaction of two nitrogen atoms forming a carbon and anoxygenatom, with release of energy.
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Its name indicates that it is a deoxy sugar, meaning that it is derived from the sugar ribose by loss of anoxygenatom.
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The -protons of carbonyl groups are acidic because the negative charge in the enolate can be partially distributed in theoxygenatom.
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A furanose ring structure consists of four carbon and oneoxygenatomwith the anomeric carbon to the right of the oxygen.
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The locant is the number of the carbon atom to which theoxygenatomis bonded.
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Consequently, mesomerism occurs, dislocating the negative charge between the alpha-carbon and theoxygenatom.
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However, the mole-fraction abundance of oxygen atoms in water is only 33% because only 1 atom of 3 in water is anoxygenatom.
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The alkyl group undergoes 1,2 migration from the silicon to theoxygenatomto give an electron deficient silicon center.
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A carbonyl group can be reduced to the alcohol or theoxygenatomcan be removed altogether, a process called deoxygenation.
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Epoxides are ethers in which theoxygenatomis part of a ring of three atoms.
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