certified expert says oxygen is a common noun, all other three answer says oxygen is a proper noun. Why is the difference in answer and what is the correct answer? 

Oxygen is a common noun, a general word for any oxygen anywhere. 

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title; for example:

  • Oxygen Drive
  • Roberts Oxygen Company
  • Oxygen Magazine (women's fitness)
  • Oxygen Media (the Oxygen Channel)
  • "Oxygen", a novel by Andrew Miller

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