Oxygen, atomic

• Formula: O
• Molecular weight: 15.9994
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/O Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 17778-80-2
• Chemical structure:
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

View reactions leading to O⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Anion protonation reactions

O^- +  =

By formula: O^- + H⁺ = HO

References

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Cox, Wagman, et al., 1984
Cox, J.D.; Wagman, D.D.; Medvedev, V.A., CODATA Key Values for Thermodynamics, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York, 1984, 1. [all data]

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Joiner, Mohr, et al., 2011
Joiner, A.; Mohr, R.H.; Yukich, J.N., High-resolution photodetachment spectroscopy from the lowest threshold of O-, Phys. Rev. A, 2011, 83, 3, 035401, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.83.035401 . [all data]

Cavanagh, Gibson, et al., 2007
Cavanagh, S.J.; Gibson, S.T.; Gale, M.N.; Dedman, C.J.; Roberts, E.H.; Lewis, B.R., High-resolution velocity-map-imaging photoelectron spectroscopy of the O- photodetachment fine-structure transitions, Phys. Rev. A, 2007, 76, 5, 052708, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.76.052708 . [all data]

Blondel, Chaibi, et al., 2005
Blondel, C.; Chaibi, W.; Delsart, C.; Drag, C.; Goldfarb, F.; Kroger, S., The electron affinities of O, Si, and S revisited with the photodetachment microscope, Eur. Phys. J. D, 2005, 33, 3, 335-342, https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2005-00069-9 . [all data]

Blondel, Delsart, et al., 2001
Blondel, C.; Delsart, C.; Goldfarb, F., Electron spectrometry at the mu eV level and the electron affinities of Si and F, J. Phys. B: Atom. Mol. Opt. Phys., 2001, 34, 9, L281-L288, https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/34/9/101 . [all data]

Neumark, Lykke, et al., 1985
Neumark, D.M.; Lykke, K.R.; Andersen, T.; Lineberger, W.C., Laser photodetachment measurement of the electron affinity of atomic oxygen, Phys. Rev. A:, 1985, 32, 1890. [all data]

Valli, Blondel, et al., 1999
Valli, C.; Blondel, C.; Delsart, C., Measuring electron affinities with the photodetachment microscope, Phys. Rev. A, 1999, 59, 5, 3809-3815, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.59.3809 . [all data]

Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor), Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]

Kelly, 1987
Kelly, R.L., Atomic and ionic spectrum lines of hydrogen through kryton, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1987, 16. [all data]

Banon, Chatillon, et al., 1982
Banon, S.; Chatillon, C.; Allibert, M., High temperature mass spectrometric study of ionization and fragmentation of TiO and TiO₂ gas under electron impact, High Temp. Sci., 1982, 15, 17. [all data]

Radler and Berkowitz, 1977
Radler, K.; Berkowitz, J., Photoionization mass spectrometric study of CSe₂, J. Chem. Phys., 1977, 66, 2176. [all data]

Paule, 1976
Paule, R.C., Mass spectrometric studies of Al₂O₃ vaporization processes, High Temp. Sci., 1976, 8, 257. [all data]

Hildenbrand, 1975
Hildenbrand, D.L., Vertical ionization potential of the CF₂ radical, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1975, 32, 30. [all data]

Cermak, 1975
Cermak, V., Electron spectroscopy of autoionizing states of oxygen, chlorine and bromine atoms, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1975, 6, 135. [all data]

Moore, 1970
Moore, C.E., Ionization potentials and ionization limits derived from the analyses of optical spectra, Natl. Stand. Ref. Data Ser., (U.S. Natl. Bur. Stand.), 1970, 34, 1. [all data]

Jonathan, Morris, et al., 1970
Jonathan, N.; Morris, A.; Smith, D.J.; Ross, K.J., Photoelectron spectra of ground state atomic hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1970, 7, 497. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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