oxygen
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O2, after nitrogen the most abundant gas in the atmosphere of the earth (20.95%). This element is found free as a colourless, tasteless odorless gas in the atmosphere. Molecular weight: 31.9988. It is active in physiological processes and produced by photosynthesis. The hydrosphere contains dissolved oxygen in about 1% of the quantity present in the atmosphere.