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nitrogen

/ˈnaɪtrədʒən/

nounChemistry

Dünya atmosferinin yaklaşık %78'ini oluşturan renksiz, kokusuz gaz hâlinde element

A colorless, odorless gaseous element that makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere, with atomic number 7.

  • Plants need nitrogen to grow properly.
  • Nitrogen is essential for protein synthesis in living organisms.
  • Liquid nitrogen is used to freeze biological samples.
  • Agricultural scientists recommend rotating legume crops to replenish nitrogen levels in soil depleted by intensive farming practices.
  • Industrial manufacturers use nitrogen as an inert atmosphere to prevent oxidation during the welding of sensitive metal components.
  • The Haber-Bosch process revolutionized food production by enabling the synthetic fixation of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia for fertilizer.