nitrogen

Summary

nitrogen is a chemical element^[1]. nitrogen draws 4,124 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 nonmetal^[12].
• nitrogen is part of period 2^[13].
• nitrogen is part of group 15^[14].
• nitrogen is part of hexazine^[15].
• nitrogen is used for food additive^[16].
• nitrogen's Commons category is recorded as Nitrogen^[17].
• nitrogen's Unicode character is recorded as 氮^[18].
• nitrogen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1772^[19].
• nitrogen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nitrogen^[20].
• nitrogen's Commons gallery is recorded as Nitrogen^[21].
• nitrogen's atomic number is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}^[22].
• nitrogen's electronegativity is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[23].
• nitrogen's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-3'}^[24].
• nitrogen's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-2'}^[25].
• nitrogen's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '-1'}^[26].
• nitrogen's oxidation state is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[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 nonmetal^[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^[16]. Part of include period 2^[13], a period^[30]; group 15^[14], a group^[31]; and hexazine^[15], a type of chemical entity^[32].

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 4,124 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 35 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].