Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Liquid oxygen?
A. It has a pale blue color and is strongly paramagnetic.
B. It is a very powerful oxidizing agent.
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Explanation:
The Centre ordered States that all liquid oxygen, including the existing stock with private plants shall be made available to the government and will be used for medical purposes only. Liquid oxygen—abbreviated LOx, LOX or Lox in the aerospace, submarine and gas industries—is the liquid form of molecular oxygen. Liquid oxygen has a pale blue color and is strongly paramagnetic: it can be suspended between the poles of a powerful horseshoe magnet. Liquid oxygen is also a very powerful oxidizing agent: organic materials will burn rapidly and energetically in liquid oxygen.
