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Draw the structure of oxygen atom.

Oxygen has atomic number 8 and mass number 16. So its atom has No of protons   = 8 No of electrons =8 No of neutrons =(16-8) =8
So 8P and 8n are present in the nucleus. 8 electrons are present outside the nucleus. Out of 8e, two are in the 1st shell (orbit) and 6 are in the 2nd shell (orbit).

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