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what is nitrogen atomic number


Bhargavi 3rd Dec, 2019
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Abinash Panigrahi 3rd Dec, 2019

Hello Bhargavi,

As you wanted to know; Nitrogen is the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7.

It was first discovered and isolated by Scottish physician Daniel Rutherford in 1772. It has a mass number 14.057 .

Other important characteristic of it can be described as ; Nitrogen undergoes chemical reaction with itself to form N2.

Hope this helps!

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6th Jan, 2020
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6th Jan, 2020
Anurag kumar dear I have written 7
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Atharv Mungikar 3rd Dec, 2019

Hello Bhargavi,

Atomic number is defined as the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which is characteristic of a chemical element and determines its place in the periodic table. Nitrogen is the chemical element and it has a symbol N its atomic number is 7. It was first discovered and isolated by Scottish physician Daniel Rutherford in 1772.

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