Oxygen plays a critical role in respiration, the energy-producing chemistry that drives the metabolisms of most living things. We humans, along with many other creatures, need oxygen in the air we breathe to stay alive. Oxygen is generated during photosynthesis by plants and many types of microbes.

The Physical Properties of Oxygen are as follows:

• Color : Colorless.
• Phase : Gas.
• Odor : Oxygen is an odorless gas.
• Taste : A tasteless gas.
• Conductivity : A poor conductor of heat and electricity.
• Solubility : Slightly soluble in water, alcohol and some other common liquids.
• Density : It is denser than air.

Physical properties. Oxygen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. It changes from a gas to a liquid at a temperature of -182.96°C (-297.33°F). The liquid formed has a slightly bluish color to it. Liquid oxygen can then be solidified or frozen at a temperature of -218.4°C (-361.2°F).

20 Fun Oxygen Facts for Kids

• Animals and plants require oxygen for respiration.
• Oxygen gas is colorless, odorless, and tasteless.
• Liquid and solid oxygen are pale blue.
• Oxygen also occurs in other colors, including red, pink, orange, and black.
• Oxygen is a non-metal.
• Oxygen gas normally is the divalent molecule O2.
• Oxygen supports combustion.

Oxygen is a strong oxidizer and can oxidize many different chemicals. So the oxygen superhero could use his touch (or a “beam”) to weaken any metal structures and render them useless. Oxygen is also required for combustion. A burning flame when exposed to oxygen will burn with greater intensity.

Her strengths are that she is able to help people in need, but she can also take oxygen away. Her weaknesses are when she is high up in the air and there is little oxygen in the air, it makes her dizzy.

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The lungs’ main function is to help oxygen from the air we breathe enter the red cells in the blood. Red blood cells then carry oxygen around the body to be used in the cells found in our body. The lungs also help the body to get rid of CO2 gas when we breathe out.

The lungs’ main role is to bring in air from the atmosphere and pass oxygen into the bloodstream. From there, it circulates to the rest of the body. Help is required from structures outside of the lungs in order to breathe properly.

The heart and lungs work together to make sure the body has the oxygen-rich blood it needs to function properly. The Pulmonary Loop The right side of the heart picks up the oxygen-poor blood from the body and moves it to the lungs for cleaning and re-oxygenating.

The cells in our bodies need oxygen to stay alive. Carbon dioxide is made in our bodies as cells do their jobs. The lungs and respiratory system allow oxygen in the air to be taken into the body, while also letting the body get rid of carbon dioxide in the air breathed out.

The lungs are located on either side of the breastbone in the chest cavity and are divided into five main sections (lobes). The lungs are responsible for removing carbon dioxide from the blood and adding oxygen to it.

The most common lung diseases include:

• Asthma.
• Collapse of part or all of the lung (pneumothorax or atelectasis)
• Swelling and inflammation in the main passages (bronchial tubes) that carry air to the lungs (bronchitis)
• COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
• Lung cancer.
• Lung infection (pneumonia)

The main function of your heart is to keep blood that’s full of oxygen circulating throughout your body. Because your heart is crucial to your survival, it’s important to keep it healthy with a well-balanced diet and exercise, and avoid things that can damage it, like smoking.

The heart is the locus of physical and spiritual being, and represents the “central wisdom of feeling as opposed to the head-wisdom of reason” (Cooper, 82). It is compassion and understanding, life-giving and complex. It is a symbol for love.

A device called the Total Artificial Heart helps some of the sickest heart-failure patients regain function — outside of the hospital — while awaiting a transplant.