| Quantity | Value | Units | Value | Units |
| Atomic number | 8 | |||
| Atomic mass | 15.9994(3) | g mole-1 | ||
| Density | 1.14 | g cm-3 | ||
| Mean excitation energy | 95.0 | eV | ||
| Minimum ionization | 1.788 | MeV g-1cm2 | 2.040 | MeV cm-1 |
| Nuclear collision length | 61.3 | g cm-2 | 53.75 | cm |
| Nuclear interaction length | 90.2 | g cm-2 | 79.03 | cm |
| Pion collision length | 88.5 | g cm-2 | 77.54 | cm |
| Pion interaction length | 121.9 | g cm-2 | 106.8 | cm |
| Radiation length | 34.24 | g cm-2 | 30.01 | cm |
| Critical energy | 66.82 | MeV (for e-) | 65.04 | MeV (for e+) |
| Molière radius | 10.87 | g cm-2 | 9.522 | cm |
Plasma energy ![]() |
21.77 | eV | ||
| Muon critical energy | 890. | GeV | ||
| Melting point | 54.36 | K | -218.8 | C |
| Boiling point @ 1 atm | 90.20 | K | -182.9 | C |
| Index of refraction (@ STP, Na D) | 1.22 |