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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trees make oxygen no?[/quote]

Another Trump university grad has joined the chat  :roll:

No, sweetie, trees do not “make oxygen”. Oxygen is an element. You cannot make it, except inside the core of a star. [/quote]

Well, the earth isn't running out of oxygen either. It's still here. You can't destroy it. [/quote]

I was a chemistry major and extreme pedantry to the point of ridiculousness is tiresome and derailing.

The article referring to O2 as "oxygen".  This isn't a remotely uncommon way of discussing oxygen. In a chem lab if you say you're using oxygen, they know you mean O2 not a random molecule that has an oxygen atom in it.

If we're playing the extreme pedantry game, yes, you can destroy an oxygen atom, you just need a particle accelerator.

Plants convert CO2 to O2 by photosynthesis.so they make elemental breathable oxygen from waste gases.

Ignoring the common meaning of words in context isn't helpful to science discourse and derails discussion.  For instance we don't walk into a grocery store and think "organic" just refers to things with carbon compounds. Scientists code switch all the time.[/quote]

So someone saying "Trees make oxygen" might not be scientifically illterate?[/quote]

Maybe, maybe not. But it's true. If you think it's unclear, ask for clarification, don't lose your head. [/quote]

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