Nitrogen
Nitrogen on the periotic table is shown as N. It has the atomic number of 7 and the atomic mass of 14. Nitrogen as an element was discovered by Daniel Rutherford in 1772. There is nitrogen in all living things, 3% of the weight in a human body is from nitrogen. It is enssential for like on earth. It is also a main ingredient in fertilizers. Nitrogen in liquid form can be quite chilly. Nitrogen in a sloid form can only be found in temperature under -210 celcius, and the melting point of nitrogen in -190 celcius. Most of the time, nitrogen is stable and doesn't react. The only 2 elements found to react with nitrogen is Magnesium and Lithium. Nitrogen is used in many appliances, even one like beer cans and beer kegs to keep beer fresh. However, if you touch liquid nitrogen with your bare hand for even a second, you will get frostbite.
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