Oxygen-16 (${}^{16}\mathrm{O}$)

Oxygen-16, often represented as \(^{16}\text{O}\), is a stable isotope of oxygen. It is the most abundant isotope of oxygen, comprising about 99.76% of all naturally occurring oxygen. ### Key Characteristics of Oxygen-16: - **Atomic Number**: 8 (which means it has 8 protons in its nucleus).