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True that but oxygen will dissolve under the 101 kpa partly and better to know that it is in equilibrium form between its aques and gaseous states.One indication that oxygen is not very soluble in water is that you will collect it over water in ur P5 experiments. If it were soluble in water, then it would all dissolve, and you wouldn't have any to test. But the biggest experiment of all is to point out the planetEarth. Earth has a huge volume devoted to water, and an atmosphere of 21% oxygen. If oxygen were very soluble in water, it would all dissolve, and there wouldn't be any students to do experiments nor teachers to grade them. ;p