Oxygen (O)

Element

SymbolO

Oxygen is chemical element number 8, and its symbol is O. It is a diatomic nonmetal and is a gas at room temperature. Its atomic mass is about 16.

In the periodic table, oxygen sits in period 2 and group 16. In Minecraft Education, a player builds it in the Element Constructor by setting the number of protons to 8.

Contents (3)

Data
How to make it
Nearby elements

Data

Atomic number	8
In-game identifier	`minecraft:element_8`
Numeric id	274
Chemical symbol	O
Atomic mass	16
Category	Diatomic Nonmetal
Phase at room temperature	Gas
Group	16
Period	2

How to make it

Place an Element Constructor, then set the protons to 8. The number of protons is what decides which element you get; neutrons and electrons change it into an isotope or an ion of the same element.

Nearby elements

← NitrogenFluorine →

Read from Mojang’s own Bedrock sample packs. Element names and atomic data come from the standard periodic table, not from the game files — Minecraft Education numbers its elements but does not ship their names. 9Minecraft is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft.