Symbol: | N |
Atomic Number: | 7 |
Atomic Weight: | 14.007 |
Density: | 1.2506 g/dm3 |
Melting Point: |
63K
-210°C -346°F |
Boiling Point: |
77K
-196°C -320°F |
Nitrogen (N) is a chemical element with atomic number 7. Its most common isotope is 14N (7 protons and 7 neutrons). At standard temperature and pressure (STP), nitrogen exists in the form of nitrogen gas (dinotrogen, N2).
Nitrogen gas makes up 78% of the air we breathe on Earth.Together with hydrogen, nitrogen makes up the chemical compound Ammonia, NH3, which is used as a fertilizer in agriculture.