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Explain why the symbol for an atom of the element oxygen and the formula for a molecule of oxygen differ

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the symbol O represents one molecule of oxygen however oxygen is diatomic when found in nature which is why the formula for the molecule is O2 (sorry i couldnt put the 2 small like its supposed to be but it still represents two molecules of oxygen)