nitrogen

//__Element Name: Nitrogen Element symbol: N Atmoic Number: 7

Most common mass number = 14. With seven neutrons and seven protons.

At Room Temperature, It's in a gas state.

Nitrogen comes from the Greek words "nitron genes" meaning "nitre" and "forming" and the Latin word "nitrum"

Makes up 78% of earths atmosphere, used to make ammonia which in turn is used in explosives also is used for laughing gas

Nitrogen is an inert gas, and can be used to replace oxygen when oxidization is unecesarry

Nitrogen was discovered in 1772 by Daniel Rutherford, in Scotland.

Upon discovery, He called it noxious air e.g. air without oxygen.__//

Nitrogen is colorless, odorless and tasteless Liquid nitrogen is also colorless and odorless; it looks like water. it's melting point is -210 degrees celcius It's Boiling point : -195.8 °C

Nitrogen is non-flammable, and won't support combustion

Nitrogen exists as two **isotopes**: 14N (99.63% relative abundance) and 15N (0.4% abundance).

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