Oxygen

New specifications prepared at the 53rd JECFA (1999) and published in FNP 52 Add 7 (1999).
SYNONYMS INS No. 948
DEFINITION
Chemical names Oxygen
C.A.S. number 7727-44-7
Chemical formula O2
Formula weight 32.0
Assay Not less than 99.0% by volume
DESCRIPTION Colourless and odourless gas
FUNCTIONAL USES Packaging gas