Atomic Structure
What is nitrogen's atomic number?
7
True/False: Nitrogen is full of color, odor, and taste!
FALSE
Where are nitrogen compounds founds?
Food, fertilizers, poisons, and explosives
True/False: Nitrogen is the most abundant element in the atmosphere
True
True/False:Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.
True
How many electrons does N3- ion have?
10
TRUE/FALSE: Nitrogen can easily catch on fire.
False
What household product uses ammonia?
Cleaning products
the origin of the name nitrogen
Greek (azot)
Organisms that break down dead plants & animals and release nitrogen back into atmosphere.
bacteria
Chemical formula for gaseous nitrogen?
N2
During reactions Nitrogen can act as _______ agent
both oxidizing&reducing
What product does nitrogen help freeze and transport?
Food
How do animals get nitrogen?
By eating plants or eating animals have eaten plants
What is the name of the process for converting atmospheric nitrogen into its more useful form?
Nitrogen Fixation
What percentage of the air we breathe is made up of nitrogen?
78%
In industry, ammonia is obtained directly by the _______
Haber process
Name 1 of 2 biomolecules nitrogen is a building block of?
DNA and amino acids (which make proteins)
What protein do plants make that allows them to photosynthesize?
Chlorophyll
What is the name of the process of transforming back to atmospheric nitrogen?
Denitrification
Why is nitrogen gas stable and unreactive?
It is bonded to another nitrogen, they share the electrons and have a full octet
Nitric acid is commercially produced by the ________
Ostwald process
How is N2O used?
Nitrous oxide (N₂O), commonly known as laughing gascan be used for anesthesia and pain relief.
How does lightning produce NO3 from the atmospheric nitrogen?
Lightning has LOTS of energy, it splits the atmospheric nitrogen into 2 separate atoms. They often re-bond with oxygen instead.
What process returns nitrogen from dead plants and animals back to the atmosphere and soil?
decomposition