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Nitrogen was discovered in 1772 and makes up 78% of the Earth's atmosphere. It is obtained through fractional distillation of liquefied air. The largest use of nitrogen is in ammonia production through the Haber process, and ammonia is then used to create fertilizers and other products. Nitrogen gas is largely inert and used for applications like welding, food preservation, and oil extraction.

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Nitrogen

Nitrogen was discovered in 1772 and makes up 78% of the Earth's atmosphere. It is obtained through fractional distillation of liquefied air. The largest use of nitrogen is in ammonia production through the Haber process, and ammonia is then used to create fertilizers and other products. Nitrogen gas is largely inert and used for applications like welding, food preservation, and oil extraction.

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NITROGEN

HISTORY
Nitrogen was discovered by the Scottish
DISCOVERE LIFE
physician Daniel Rutherford in 1772. It is
the fifth most abundant element in the R APPLICATION
Preservation of food
Use of nitrogen in pharmaceuticals
universe and makes up about 78% of the
earth's atmosphere, which contains an Application of nitrogen in
estimated 4,000 trillion tons of the gas. Manufacturing and construction
Nitrogen is obtained from liquefied air industry
through a process known as fractional Use of nitrogen in electronics
distillation. industry
The largest use of nitrogen is for the
Use of nitrogen in stainless steel
production of ammonia (NH3). Large
amounts of nitrogen are combined with
hydrogen to produce ammonia in a method
known as the Haber process. Large amounts
of ammonia are then used to create
fertilizers, explosives and, through a process
known as the Ostwald process, nitric acid
(HNO3). Nitrogen gas is largely inert and is FACTS/TRIVIA
used as a protective shield in the
semiconductor industry and during certain
Daniel Rutherford Large scale nitrogen manufacturing takes
types of welding and soldering operations.
place through liquefaction of air and the
Oil companies use high pressure nitrogen to
fractional distillation of the resulting liquid
help force crude oil to the surface. Liquid
air.
nitrogen is an inexpensive cryogenic liquid
All living things contain nitrogen, mostly in
used for refrigeration, preservation of
amino acids, DNA, and RNA.
biological samples and for low temperature
The human body contains about 3%
scientific experimentation. Jefferson Lab's
Frostbite Theater features videos of many
basic liquid nitrogen experiments.
ELEMENTAL nitrogen, making it the fourth most
prevalent element after oxygen, carbon, and
hydrogen.
NUMBER Nitrogen is required to build amino acids.
Specific bacteria contain an enzyme that
converts atmospheric nitrogen to a more
useable form for higher life forms.

PHYSICAL
Nitrogen gas (chemical symbol N) is generally
PROPERTIES
inert, nonmetallic, colorless, odorless and ELEMENTAL
tasteless. Its atomic number is 7, and it has an
atomic weight of 14.0067. Nitrogen has a density DIAGRAM
of 1.251 grams/liter at 0 C and a specific gravity
of 0.96737, making it slightly lighter than air.

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