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Unlike CO2 or N2O, O2 Cannot Be Stored as a Liquid

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Unlike CO2 or N2O, O2 cannot be stored as a liquid at room temperature but must be kept in special cryogenic containers. Why is this so?


A) O2 is 20 times less diffusible than CO2, N2O, or cyclopropane.
B) O2 has a critical temperature well below room temperature.
C) O2 has an extremely high gas solubility coefficient.
D) O2 has a boiling point below well below room temperature.

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