Nitrogen
Khadija Wegdan
nitrogen information
- uses of nitrogen :-
78.1% of the air one breathes is nitrogen.
the main use of nitrogen by man is to make fertilizers.
nitrogen is used to create a light bulb.
liquid nitrogen is used in oil fields, to extinguish oil fires.
it can be used to make ice-cream.
- characteristics :-
nitrogen is colorless.
nitrogen is odorless.
nitrogen is tasteless.
nitrogen is diatomic because it consists of two atoms.
it i has the smallest size and is the most electronegative in its group.
- prices
liquid nitrogen costs $2/ gallon
nitrogen gas costs from 2 cents to $2.75