WHY ISN'T THERE OXYGEN IN SPACE?????
2007-05-22 13:05:26 · 9 answers · asked by crazy chick 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
because all you earthlings keep using it all up..........
2007-05-22 13:15:14 · answer #1 · answered by johnny dred 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay...To understand this you must listen carefully to what I say...
Oxygen is a gas. It is an atom which is basically "diatomic."
That means that the oxygen atoms are not happy standing alone and need their outer electron ring completely filled to be happy. So they link up with other oxygen atoms in pairs to accomplish that by sharing electrons in their outer ring.
The long and short of all that is that Oxygen is found as an O2 molecule almost always.
Now, the O2 molecules have mass and weight. Therefore they are attracted by objects which have gravity. So, the planets, stars, moons and so forth draw in gases from the space around them with the pull from their own gravity. Obviously they pull in Nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, helium, and anything that is out there, not just oxygen.
So, in the end, after all this pulling over thousands and thousands of years, there is not much left floating around out there in space... Most of the molecules of gas have already been pulled in towards the larger objects.
2007-05-22 13:23:34 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Earth is the mixing pot where oxygen (breathable) is created. It has and end to its existence and the rules that allow it to be.
Space (everything outside Earth) is mostly hydrogen and theoretically has negative or dark matter attributes. Meaning that there is lots of room that has no definition or explanation and is considered unknown or incomprehensible.
Negative infinity anyone...
2007-05-26 03:46:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oxygen, or any other gas for that matter, will congregate wherever there is sufficient gravity to hold it there (such as on Earth). Space is technically empty, and therefore in most all places in it, there is no gravity, therefore gases will disperse
2007-05-22 13:21:48 · answer #4 · answered by EVOX 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with its relatively heavy structure oxygen is strongly attracted to the planets surface. It is rare in the universe and only common on earth because it was produced as a byproduct in the metabolism of certain primnitve organisms such as the stromatolites for millions of years.
2007-05-22 13:09:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
space is a vacuum. if you measure particles per sq.mile in deep space you'll find something, its just really small and sparse. are you talking about oxygen as in an atmosphere? add some details and i can help.
2007-05-22 13:19:21 · answer #6 · answered by glassman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it doesn't feel like having oxygen.
2007-05-22 13:09:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because god ran out.
2007-05-22 13:20:28 · answer #8 · answered by Nickname 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is no atmosphere.
2007-05-22 13:37:41 · answer #9 · answered by soul_plus_heart_equals_man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋