Why is oxygen an oxidizing agent? - Chemistry Stack Exchange Why are diatomic oxygen molecules STILL reactive especially with metallic elements like sodium and copper even at room temperature? You would think that since the two oxygen atoms already have the
Why is oxygen paramagnetic? - Chemistry Stack Exchange Paramagnetic molecules are molecules that have single electrons When I draw the lewis structure of $\\ce{O2}$, it appears to be a diamagnetic structure What makes it paramagnetic?
Why is oxygen more stable than oxygen dication? According to molecular orbital theory (MOT), $\\ce{O2^2+}$ has a greater bond order than $\\ce{O2}$ and two less antibonding electrons So why is molecular oxygen $\\ce{O2}$ more stable than the molec
Oxidation of water — what is the half reaction for water? During the electrolysis of a solution of copper sulfate, copper is reduced to form a solid on the inert electrode while water is oxidised at the anode What is the half equation for water? \\begin{
Why is an S-S bond stronger than an O-O bond? I'm wondering why exactly the single bond between two sulfur atoms is stronger than that of two oxygen atoms According to this page, an $\ce {O-O}$ bond has an enthalpy of $142~\mathrm {kJ~mol^ {-1}}