NITROGEN

Nitrogen is a chemical element with symbol N and atomic number 7. Elemental

nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and mostly inert diatomic gas at standard
conditions, constituting 78.09% by volume of Earth's atmosphere. The element nitrogen
was discovered as a separable component of air, by Scottish physician Daniel Rutherford,
in 1772. It belongs to the pnictogen family.
Nitrogen occurs in all organisms, primarily in amino acids (and thus proteins) and
also in the nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). The human body contains about 3% by weight of
nitrogen, the fourth most abundant element in the body after oxygen, carbon, and
hydrogen. The nitrogen cycle describes movement of the element from the air into the
biosphere and organic compounds, then back into the atmosphere.
From the Latin word nitrum, Greek nitron
It is called "burnt" or" dephlogisticated air," which meant air without oxygen.
Characteristics:
Nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, diatomic and generally inert gas at
standard temperature and pressure. At atmospheric pressure, nitrogen is liquid between
63 K and 77 K. Liquids colder than this are considerably more expensive to make than
liquid nitrogen is.
Nitrogen, as a gas is colorless, odorless, and generally considered an inert
element.
Nitrogen is a naturally occurring element that is essential for growth and
reproduction in both plants and animals. It is found in amino acids that make up proteins,
in nucleic acids, that comprise the hereditary material and lifes blueprint for all cells, and
in many other organic and inorganic compounds. In addition, nitrogen comprises about
80% of the Earth's atmosphere.
Things that contain Nitrogen
Most foods contain amounts of nitrogen in organic or non-organic form. The highest
levels of nitrogen can be found in fruit and veggies like lettuce and spinach. Cured meats
like sausage are another source of nitrogen.
Elemental nitrogen is found by taking a deep breath; it's almost 80% of our
atmosphere. In compounds, nitrogen is found in fertilizers, amino acids, ammonia, and
many other substances.
Nitrogen compounds are found in foods, organic materials, fertilizers, poisons, and
explosives.
IMPORTANCE OF NITROGEN TO LIFE
Nitrogen is important to organisms because it helps the reproduction of plants.
Animals get the nitrogen they need by consuming plants or other animals that contain
organic molecules composed partially of nitrogen.

Nitrogen is a component of amino acids and urea. Amino acids are the building
blocks of all proteins. Proteins comprise not only structural components such as muscle,
tissue and organs, but also enzymes and hormones essential for the functioning of all
living things. Urea is a byproduct of protein digestion. We use the term "organic nitrogen"
to describe a nitrogen compound that had its origin in living material. The nitrogen in
protein and urea is organic nitrogen. Organic nitrogen can enter septic systems as bodily
wastes, discarded food material, or as components of cleaning agents.

English scientist John Mayow was the first to prove that air is not pure oxygen, but rather a cocktail of different gases, one of which is nitrogen.
It is one of the world's most ubiquitous elements.
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