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Carolyn S. Quinsey

Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706

J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (10), p 1124

DOI: 10.1021/ed080p1124

Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2003

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

Oxygen is colorless, odorless, tasteless, aggressive, necessary for human life, and provides protection from the sun; it is the most abundant element in Earth's crust and makes up approximately two-thirds of the human body by mass. This essential element was the focus of Oxygen, a public symposium held at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. The symposium included eight presentations on topics related to oxygen; those presentations are synopsized in this article.

Keywords (Audience):

General Public

Keywords (Domain):

History / Philosophy

Keywords (Feature):

National Chemistry Week

Keywords (Subject):

Oxygen

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