you know that water vapor condenses from air when the air temperature is lowered. Should it be possible to condense oxygen from air? what would have to happen?
2006-10-15 03:41:46 · 4 answers · asked by Leonard 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Yes you can. Just lower the temperature of the air below the boiling point of oxygen (-182.962 º C) and the oxygen will become liquid.
2006-10-15 03:48:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, you can
air is cooled to liquid form by repeated adiabatic expansion usually - ie it is compressed, cooled by the previously cooled air and then allowed to expand without addition of energy
oxygen actually condenses into vessels of lquid nitrogen over time to form a light blue layer (even though nitrogen boils above the temperature of oxygen)
this can be dangerous because liquid oxygen can cause organic materials to explode
2006-10-15 11:20:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any gas condenses at low enough temperature. It's easier to make it from water though.
2006-10-15 10:51:49 · answer #3 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-10-15 10:44:13 · answer #4 · answered by Diggler AKA The Cab Driver 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋