nitrogen

chemical element, symbol N and atomic number 7; most abundant element in Earth atmosphere
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nitrogen

Summary

nitrogen is a chemical element[1]. nitrogen draws 193 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #20 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • nitrogen is credited with the discovery of Daniel Rutherford[3].
  • nitrogen's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • nitrogen's instance of is recorded as atmophile element[5].
  • nitre is named after nitrogen[6].
  • life is named after nitrogen[7].
  • nitrogen's location of discovery is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • nitrogen's element symbol is recorded as N[9].
  • nitrogen's chemical formula is recorded as N₂[10].
  • nitrogen is a type of diatomic nonmetal[11].
  • nitrogen is a type of p-block[12].
  • nitrogen is part of period 2[13].
  • nitrogen is part of group 15[14].
  • nitrogen is part of hexazine[15].
  • nitrogen is part of nonmetal[16].
  • nitrogen is used for food additive[17].
  • nitrogen's Commons category is recorded as Nitrogen[18].
  • nitrogen's Unicode character is recorded as 氮[19].
  • nitrogen's crystal system is recorded as hexagonal crystal system[20].
  • nitrogen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1772[21].
  • nitrogen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nitrogen[22].
  • nitrogen's Commons gallery is recorded as Nitrogen[23].
  • nitrogen's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[24].
  • nitrogen's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[25].
  • nitrogen's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-3'}[26].
  • nitrogen's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-2'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and atmophile element[5]. Recorded subclass of include diatomic nonmetal[11] and p-block[12].

Origins

Things named after include nitre[6], a mineral species[28] and life[7], a type of property[29].

Use and Application

nitrogen is used for food additive[17]. Part of include period 2[13], a period[30]; group 15[14], a group[31]; hexazine[15], a type of chemical entity[32]; and nonmetal[16].

Influence

Things named for nitrogen include CNO cycle[33]; sinoite[34], a mineral species[35]; and siderazot[36], a mineral species[37].

Why It Matters

nitrogen draws 193 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #20 of 144).[2] nitrogen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] nitrogen is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for nitrogen include CNO cycle[33]; sinoite[34], a mineral species[35]; and siderazot[36], a mineral species[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . rsc.org. rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . rsc.org. rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . rsc.org. rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . cns11643.gov.tw. Retrieved . cns11643.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Atomic weights of the elements 2009 (IUPAC Technical Report). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16h ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+65'}
    Sitelink count → 205
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', '
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+71'}
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14936]]: 65 picometre, Add sourced atomic radius"
  2. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crystal system → hexagonal crystal system
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P556]]: [[Q663314]], add crystal system from en:Template:Infobox element"
  3. 14d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '-3'}, {'amount': '-2'}, {'amount': '-1'} +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1121]]: 0, add oxidation state from en:Template:Infobox element/symbol-to-oxidation-state"
  4. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → diatomic nonmetal, p-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214483]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  5. 15d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → colorlessness, tastelessness, odorlessness +1
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+14.53413'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2260]]: 14.53413±0.00004 electronvolt, import ionization energy from NIST Atomic Spectra Database"
  6. 28d ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Standard molar entropy → {'unit': 'Q20966455', 'amount': '+153.301'}
    Standard enthalpy of formation → {'unit': 'Q752197', 'amount': '+472.68'}
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3078]]: 472.68 kilojoule per mole, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270882|batch #270882]]"
  7. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → diatomic nonmetal, p-block
    Part of → period 2, group 15, hexazine +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19600]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269683|batch #269683]]"
  8. 5w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i113974
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078503
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||3 */ added/modified IDs mapped to WordNet 3.1"
  9. 6w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Specific heat capacity → {'unit': 'Q3085309', 'amount': '+1040.0'}
    Thermal conductivity → {'unit': 'Q1463969', 'amount': '+0.02583'}
    Speed of sound → {'unit': 'Q182429', 'amount': '+333.6'}
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P2102]]: 77.15 kelvin, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P356]]"
  10. 6w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+63.05'}
    Boiling point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+77.15'}
    Density → {'unit': 'Q844211', 'amount': '+946.244'}
    Cod id → 9011345
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9824]]: 9011345, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786876985091"
  11. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → WqGQ3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  12. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → nitrogen
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: nitrogen, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289952756|nitrogen (#289952756)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  13. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0256706-dusik
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0256706-dusik, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  14. 20w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → dušik
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31836|batch #31836]]: Hrvatska enciklopedija"
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