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Tetraoxygen

Tetraoxygen is just a super special kind of air. You know how you breathe in air every day? Well, that air is made up of different things called molecules. One of those molecules is called oxygen and we need it to breathe and stay alive!

But tetraoxygen is a special type of oxygen molecule that is different from the one we usually talk about. It's made up of four little pieces of oxygen all stuck together like a tiny Lego castle.

This type of oxygen isn't something we usually find in our regular air because it's really hard to make and it doesn't last very long. Scientists have to use some really fancy tricks and special equipment to create it in a laboratory.

But even though tetraoxygen is super special and rare, it's still just made up of the same things as regular air - just arranged in a different way. So it's still important to make sure we have enough oxygen to breathe and stay healthy!
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