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Nitrogen

Properties

Atomic Number7
CAS Registry Number77727-37-9
Chemical SymbolN

History

The atomic number is 7 and the chemical symbol is N. The name derives from the Latin nitrum and Greek nitron for native soda and genes for forming because of nitrogen information. Thes presence in potassium nitrate (KNO) so called salpeter or nitre or native soda. It was discovered by the Scottish physician and chemist Daniel Rutherford in 1772.

Holden, Norman E., (2004). History of the origin of the chemical elements and their discoverers. National Nuclear Data Center. Retrieved from http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/content/elements.html



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