Air:
It is an air’s atmosphere. It is around us. Air is the combination of various gases. We breathe an air. Air supplies oxygen which we take in through breathing. Without it we can survive a single minute also.
Oxygen:
The atomic number of oxygen is 8 and its symbol is O. It is gifted by the nature which is found in unlimited quantity. It is an element of group 16. It is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. Without oxygen it is impossible to live alive. One of the main properties of the oxygen is: Oxygen also helps in burning.
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| Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com) |
The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen. | A colourless, odourless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air. |
| Synonyms | Breeze, wind and breath | Ozone, gas, silver, chlorine, fluorine and ethane |
| Antonyms | Suppress, conceal, bear, avoid and absence | Liquid, carbon dioxide, carbon, dioxed, corben dioxide |
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| Word origin | The word air was originated in the 14th century from Middle English. | The word oxygen was originated in 1788. |
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