NCERT Chemistry Note: Importance of Oxygen in Daily Life Explained

Importance of Oxygen in Daily Life Explained

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Oxygen is a life-supporting gas. All living things survive due to the presence of oxygen.

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Aquatic animals take in oxygen with the help of gills.

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Though plants produce oxygen through photosynthesis during the day, they consume oxygen during the night for respiration.

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Oxygen cylinders and masks are used in places that are deficient in oxygen.

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Miners, firemen, aviators, divers, astronauts and mountaineers use them.

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Life Supporting systems (Oxygen supply) is provided in spacecraft and submarines.

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Oxygen, being a supporter of combustion, burns fuel due to which automobiles are used. The burning of fuels produces energy in the form of heat and light.

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Oxygen is used to produce daily essentials such as steel, plastics and textiles.

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Oxygen is a more efficient fuel than air. It is used for cutting and welding metals.

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