Oxygen#8 Life type

Oxygen (O) element facts for kids

You need oxygen to stay alive, and fire needs oxygen to keep burning. The same atom slowly eats metal and turns it into rust. High up, three oxygen atoms make ozone, which is a sun-shield.

Lifethe Breath and Burn

Battle stats

7 Toughness Light stuff, easy to break apart

+1 Power Makes fire burn

3 Speed A gas that zips around

Real facts

1You need it to live, and fire needs it to burn.
2It slowly eats iron and turns it into rust.
3High up, three oxygens make ozone, a sun-shield.

Moves

Breath of FireSun

Hit now, plus 1 more for the next 2 rounds.

A flame is just stuff joining with oxygen; no oxygen, no fire.

Rust BiteHit

A clean hit.

Iron joins with oxygen and turns into rust, which is the metal being slowly eaten.

Ozone ShieldGuard

Goes first. Take half damage this round. Not twice in a row.

High in the sky, ozone (three oxygen atoms stuck together) soaks up the harshest sunlight before it reaches us.

Battle type

LifeNonmetals living things are built from.

Type bonus: Heals 1 HP at the end of each round.

Beats×2

Rare EarthOxygen reacts readily with rare-earth metals. Real science

Weak to×2

BlastReactive metals react violently with water, and living things are mostly water. Real science
NuclearIonizing radiation damages living cells. Real science

Real science: it happens, though not always. Game rule: keeps battles fair.

Nonmetal family: The living-world family: air, plants, rust, and fire.

Heavy Gas: Heavier than air, so it sinks and hugs the floor.

Bond buddies

On the same team, these cards boost each other. They are buddies because the elements join up in real chemistry.

Real life: waterHydrogen #001

Real life: rustIron #026

Real life: carbon dioxideCarbon #006

Real life: sandSilicon #014

Oxygen quick facts

Oxygen quick facts
Atomic number	8
Symbol	O
Family	Nonmetal
Group (column)	16
Period (row)	2
State at room temperature	Gas
Discovered	1770s, Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Joseph Priestley

Interesting facts about oxygen

About 21% of the air is oxygen.
Oxygen is the most common element in Earth's crust, mostly locked inside rocks.
Liquid oxygen is pale blue.
Ozone, a form of oxygen high in the sky, blocks much of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet light.

What are Oxygen's moves, and the real science behind them?

Breath of Fire

In the game: Burn. The real science: A flame is just stuff joining with oxygen; no oxygen, no fire.

Rust Bite

In the game: Extra damage to metals. The real science: Iron joins with oxygen and turns into rust, which is the metal being slowly eaten.

Ozone Shield

In the game: Protect the team from a special hit. The real science: High in the sky, ozone (three oxygen atoms stuck together) soaks up the harshest sunlight before it reaches us.

What does Oxygen bond with?

Oxygen and Hydrogen: together in real life they make water
Oxygen and Iron: together in real life they make rust
Oxygen and Carbon: together in real life they make carbon dioxide
Oxygen and Silicon: together in real life they make sand

Where does Oxygen fit among the nine types?

Oxygen is Life type. Life is the type for the nonmetals living things are built from: hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur and selenium. It hits Rare Earth cards for double damage and takes double damage from Blast and Nuclear. Read Elemon's nine types vs. the real element families for the full map.

Oxygen in the game
Elemon type	Life
Trait	Heavy Gas
Hearts	2
Strong against (×2)	Rare Earth
Weak to (×2)	Blast, Nuclear
Resists (×½)	none
Type power	Heals 1 HP at the end of each round.

Want oxygen on the table? Its card is in the free printable first 20 element cards, and it is one of the first 20 elements most classes start with.