Nitrogen

﻿﻿﻿By: Kaelin Martlock

Nitrogen

Symbol: N Atomic Number: 7  Atomic Mass: 14  Number of Protons: 7  Number of Nuetrons: 7  Number of Electrons: 7  Melting Point: -210.1 degrees Celsius  Boiling Point: -195.8 degrees Celsius  Normal Phase: Gas  Cost: 25 cents for 1 pound  Classification: Nonmetal  Family: Noble Gas  Origin of Name: From the Greek Nitron meaning 'genes' or 'forming'  Discovered by: Daniel Rutherford in 1772  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1b6bc0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">﻿Interesting Facts:  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1b6bc0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">1. Nitrogen is used in gunpowder, fertilizers, and rocket fuels. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1b6bc0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">2. Nitrogen is colorless, oderless, and tasetless. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1b6bc0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">3. This element makes up 78% of the volume of the earth's air. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1b6bc0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">4. Your body weighs 3% Nitrogen. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #1b6bc0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">5. Nitrogen can become a solid form. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #27f816; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; overflow: hidden;">media type="youtube" key="4pTD3gLblAw" height="275" width="428" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #27f816; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">