What is $"nascent oxygen"$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-18T06:53:47

You will have to qualify your question. $"Nascent oxygen"$ is lost on me. Is it the oxygen just formed by photosynthesis?

Dioxygen, $O_2$ , is the molecule we breathe. Of course, this is present in the atmosphere at about 21% by volume .

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