NITROGEN

HISTORY

• Who? Daniel Rutherford
• Where? In Scotland
• When? 1772

HISTORY

• Origin:
• From the Greek words nitron and genes
• Together they mean "saltpetre forming"

SOURCES

• Countries: mainly China, Russia, US and India
• It is in the atmosphere

NITROGEN IN THE US

SOURCES

• Processing: natural in the atmosphere
• It is very abundant in the atmoshpere
• Makes up 78% of the atmosphere

Untitled Slide

Untitled Slide

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

• It is colorless
• It is not highly reactive
• It does not commonly react with other elements
• It mainly is know as a gas
• It can be in liquid form

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

• Melting point is -209.86°C
• Boiling point is -195.8°C
• Density is 0.001165 g/cc

COST

• The cost of nitrogen is usually about $0.25 to $2
• It can depend on the amount that you'll buy
• Nitrogen can be expensive
• the container that it seals up this gas can be expensive

ADDITIONAL FACTS

• Nitrogen is absolutely essential to all living organisms
• It makes up 3% of the atmosphere on Mars
• Nitrogen is also used to protect historic documents
• It is used on the Declaration of Independence

USES

• Nitrogen gas (N2) is often used as a replacement for air where oxidation is undesirable
• Liquid nitrogen is also used in oil wells to build up pressure in order to force crude oil upward

USES

• A refrigerant for such things as preservation of blood
• It also is used to cool industrial uses
• And it cools large computer systems

USES

• The most important use of nitrogen is in making ammonia (NH3)
• Ammonia is a colorless gas with a strong odor, similar to the smell of urine