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Nitrogen. By, Tanner Davis. Nitrogen. Nitrogen is a non-metal and found on the right side of the zigzag line on the periodic table Nitrogen is found in group 15 period 2 nitrogen is not a man-made materiel . How it looks on the periodic table. 7 N Nitrogen 14.007. History.
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Nitrogen By, Tanner Davis
Nitrogen • Nitrogen is a non-metal and found on the right side of the zigzag line on the periodic table • Nitrogen is found in group 15 period 2 • nitrogen is not a man-made materiel
How it looks on the periodic table 7 N Nitrogen 14.007
History • Nitrogen was discovered by a Scottish physician named Daniel Rutherford • He discovered it in Scotland in the year 1772 • The word nitrogen comes from niter, Potassium Nitrate (kn03) • You can use Potassium Nitrate to make nitrogen
Where in the world • Nitrogen is found in all plants • Earth’s atmosphere is 78% nitrogen • It is found in proteins which makes up enzymes and muscle tissue
Physical and chemical make up • Nitrogen melts at -210 degrees Celsius • Nitrogen boils at -195degrees Celsius • Nitrogen's normal state of matter is gas • Nitrogen only reacts at high temps. • This element is not very inert