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Nitrogen

Z 7 14.007 g/molOther Nonmetal

Overview Atomic Properties Thermodynamics Electromagnetism Isotopes

Group

15

Period

2

Block

p

Occurrence

Primordial

Biological Role

Macronutrient

History

1772 (discovery, isolation)

Daniel Rutherford

Named By

Jean-Antoine Claude Chaptal

Latin Name

Nitrogenium

Abundance

Universe

x

Sun

x

Meteorites

x

Earth's crust

x

Oceans

x

Humans

x