nitrogen gas
Air's main component
Nitrogen gas is the molecular form of nitrogen (N₂) that makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere.
It is colorless, odorless, and largely inert, meaning it doesn't readily react with other substances under normal conditions.
This stability makes it useful for preserving food, inflating tires, and creating controlled atmospheres in industrial processes.
In liquid form, nitrogen serves as an extreme coolant for cryogenic applications.
- diatomicHaving two atoms
- triple bondThree electron pairs shared
- moleculeBonded atomic group
- inertInactive, physically or chemically
- cryogenicsUltralow temperature science
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- gasesgas, air, oxygen, helium, hydrogen
- nitrogen compoundsamines, aniline, urea, nitrate, nitrite
- gas synthesisgasification, coal gasification, coal gas, town gas, fluidized bed
- nitrogennitrification, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, nitrifying bacteria
- Nonpolarhexane, octane, benzene, toluene, methane
- wastewater treatmentnitrification, sedimentation, reverse osmosis
nitrogen gasoxygen
Element eight, colorless gas
oxygen gas · O2 · pure oxygen · ozone · breathable air
nitrogen gaschlorine gas
Reactive halogen in gaseous state
fluorine · chlorine · ozone · oxygen gas · hydrogen gas
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