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Oxygen gas is inert at room temperature why?

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Oxygen is a diatomic molecule (`O_2`). In oxygen molecule, two oxygen atoms are held together by a double bond. Large amount of energy is required to break the double bond. Hence, oxygen remains inert at room temperature.
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