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7 fact-checked facts about the letter O, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

What position does O hold in the English alphabet?

Answer15th

Counting A as 1, O is the 15th of the 26 letters.

Which blood type has neither A nor B antigens on its red blood cells?

AnswerType O

Type O red cells carry neither the A nor the B antigen.

Going deeper

What is the chemical formula for ozone?

AnswerO3

Ozone is a molecule of three oxygen atoms, while the oxygen we breathe is O2.

In Big O notation, what does O(n) describe?

AnswerWork that grows in proportion to input size

O(n) means linear growth: double the input and the work roughly doubles.

On a standard QWERTY keyboard, the O key sits between which two letters?

AnswerI and P

The top letter row reads Q W E R T Y U I O P.

Expert level

How is the letter O sent in Morse code?

AnswerThree dashes

O is dash-dash-dash; S is dot-dot-dot, so SOS is ... --- ...

About what percentage of Earth's atmosphere by volume is oxygen?

Answer21%

Dry air is about 78% nitrogen and about 21% oxygen.

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