Oxygen
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| Name: | Oxygen |
| Symbol: | O |
| Atomic Number: | 8 |
Oxygen is a gaseous element common in the atmosphere of Class M planets, although at relatively low levels (about 20% on Earth, for example).
Oxygen is vital for the survival of most carbon-based lifeforms. Some lifeforms, however, have adapted to go without oxygen for extended periods of time, such as Fantome from The Void, who had a very large lung capacity. (VOY: "The Void")
During a scan of Aldean DNA, Doctor Beverly Crusher was able to confirm that a drop in atmospheric O2 was not responsible for the Aldeans' sterility. (TNG: "When The Bough Breaks")
One species, the Benzites, can not breathe the oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere deemed "normal" by most Federation species. (TNG: "Coming of Age")
When Kira Nerys and Doctor Julian Bashir beamed aboard the Kobliad transport ship Reyab, Bashir noted that the vessel's O2 pressure levels were dropping. (DS9: "The Passenger")
Oxygen is also a critical component of life support functions aboard most space-going craft.
[edit] Materials containing oxygen
- carbon dioxide
- carbon monoxide
- clancium oxide
- deuterium oxide
- dilithium hydroxyl
- DNA
- ferric oxide
- hydroxyl
- iridium oxide
- methyl oxide
- nitrogen tetroxide
- nitrogen oxide
- nitrous oxide
- veridium oxide
- water
