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Elements

Nitrogen ( N )

  • Atomic number: 7
  • Appearance: colorless gas
  • Standard atomic weight: 14.007
  • Group: group 15 (pnictogens)
  • Period: 2
  • Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p3
  • Element category: reactive nonmetal
  • Melting point: 63.15 K
  • Boiling point: 77.355 K
  • Sublimation point:
  • Standard Temperature ( 273.15 ) and Pressure ( 1 bar = 105 Pa )
  • Phase at STP: ( N2 ) gas
  • Density at STP:
  • Heat of fusion: ( N2 ) 0.72 kJ/mol
  • Heat of vaporization: ( N2 ) 5.56 kJ/mol
  • Molar heat capacity: ( N2 ) 29.124 kJ/(mol·K)
  • Oxidation states: −3, −2, −1, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5
  • Electronegativity: Pauling scale: 3.04
  • Covalent radius: 71 pm (1×10−12 m)
  • Van der Waals radius: 155 pm (1×10−12 m)
  • Crystal structure: hexagonal
  • Speed of sound: 353 m/s (gas, 27 °C)
  • Thermal expansion:
  • Thermal conductivity: 0.02583 W/(m·K)

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