Nitrogen (N)
Most of the air you breathe is nitrogen.
Nitrogen facts
- Symbol
- N
- Atomic number
- 7
- Atomic mass
- 14.007
- Family
- Nonmetals
- Period
- 2
- Group
- 15
Famous reactions with nitrogen
- Feeding the world! Nitrogen meets HydrogenAmmonia N₂ + 3H₂ → 2NH₃ · In a factory, with high pressure and a catalyst · Try it
- The only one that can! Lithium meets NitrogenLithium nitride 6Li + N₂ → 2Li₃N · At room temperature · Try it
- Made by lightning! Nitrogen meets OxygenNitric oxide N₂ + O₂ → 2NO · Only in lightning or a hot car engine · Try it
What does nitrogen react with?
Nitrogen makes a new substance with 36 other elements and chemicals in our lab:
- Nitrogen + BerylliumBeryllium nitride 3Be + N₂ → Be₃N₂ · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + BoronBoron nitride 2B + N₂ → 2BN · Only in a very hot furnace · Try it
- Nitrogen + MagnesiumMagnesium nitride 3Mg + N₂ → Mg₃N₂ · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + AluminiumAluminium nitride 2Al + N₂ → 2AlN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + SiliconSilicon nitride 3Si + 2N₂ → Si₃N₄ · Only in a very hot furnace · Try it
- Nitrogen + CalciumCalcium nitride 3Ca + N₂ → Ca₃N₂ · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + ScandiumScandium nitride 2Sc + N₂ → 2ScN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + TitaniumTitanium nitride 2Ti + N₂ → 2TiN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + VanadiumVanadium nitride 2V + N₂ → 2VN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + ChromiumChromium nitride 2Cr + N₂ → 2CrN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + ManganeseManganese nitride 3Mn + N₂ → Mn₃N₂ · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + StrontiumStrontium nitride 3Sr + N₂ → Sr₃N₂ · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + YttriumYttrium nitride 2Y + N₂ → 2YN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + ZirconiumZirconium nitride 2Zr + N₂ → 2ZrN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + NiobiumNiobium nitride 2Nb + N₂ → 2NbN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + BariumBarium nitride 3Ba + N₂ → Ba₃N₂ · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + LanthanumLanthanum nitride 2La + N₂ → 2LaN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + CeriumCerium nitride 2Ce + N₂ → 2CeN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + PraseodymiumPraseodymium nitride 2Pr + N₂ → 2PrN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + NeodymiumNeodymium nitride 2Nd + N₂ → 2NdN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + SamariumSamarium nitride 2Sm + N₂ → 2SmN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + EuropiumEuropium nitride 2Eu + N₂ → 2EuN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + GadoliniumGadolinium nitride 2Gd + N₂ → 2GdN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + TerbiumTerbium nitride 2Tb + N₂ → 2TbN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + DysprosiumDysprosium nitride 2Dy + N₂ → 2DyN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + HolmiumHolmium nitride 2Ho + N₂ → 2HoN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + ErbiumErbium nitride 2Er + N₂ → 2ErN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + ThuliumThulium nitride 2Tm + N₂ → 2TmN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + YtterbiumYtterbium nitride 2Yb + N₂ → 2YbN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + LutetiumLutetium nitride 2Lu + N₂ → 2LuN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + HafniumHafnium nitride 2Hf + N₂ → 2HfN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + TantalumTantalum nitride 2Ta + N₂ → 2TaN · Only when heated very strongly · Try it
- Nitrogen + RadiumRadium nitride 3Ra + N₂ → Ra₃N₂ · Only in a special nuclear lab (it is radioactive) · Try it
- Nitrogen + ThoriumThorium nitride 2Th + N₂ → 2ThN · Only in a special nuclear lab (it is radioactive) · Try it
- Nitrogen + UraniumUranium nitride 2U + N₂ → 2UN · Only in a special nuclear lab (it is radioactive) · Try it
- Nitrogen + PlutoniumPlutonium nitride 2Pu + N₂ → 2PuN · Only in a special nuclear lab (it is radioactive) · Try it
Nothing happens when it's simply mixed with 59 of the others. 21 pairings have never been tried, because not enough atoms have ever existed.