Nitrogen

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Contents 1 Used for 2 See for 3 Broader Terms 4 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

N13 isotope, N15 isotope

See for

N element, N2 element

Broader Terms

element, nitrogen compound

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• Nitrogen is a Group 15 element.
• Nitrogen is used by living organisms to produce a number of complex organic molecules like amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
• Nitrogen is found in all living systems as part of the makeup of biological compounds.
• Novel nitrogen is a semiconductor 9 May 2001A new form of nitrogen that behaves as a semiconductor could be a future source of energy, according to Russell Hemley and colleagues of the Carnegie Institution of Washington in the US.
• The Nitrogen Cycle The nitrogen cycle represents one of the most important nutrient cycles found in terrestrial ecosystems (Figure 9s-1).
• Nitron, native soda; and genes, forming) Nitrogen was discovered by chemist and physician Daniel Rutherford in 1772.

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