N2
Description
Nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that makes up about 78% of the Earth's atmosphere by volume. Nitrogen is a non-metal, and in its pure form, it is relatively inert and nonreactive at room temperature and pressure.
Nitrogen is an essential component of many biological molecules, including amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA. It is also a key element in the nitrogen cycle, a natural process by which nitrogen is transformed and cycled through the environment.
Nitrogen is commonly used in the industrial production of ammonia, which is a key component of fertilizers and many other chemical products.
Chemical Formula:
N2
Molecular Weight:
28.013 Daltons
Monoisotopic Mass:
28.0061480104 Daltons
SMILES:
N#N
InChI:
1S/N2/c1-2
InChIKey:
Synonyms
- nitrogen molecule
- nitrogen
Databases
MetaCyc:
NITROGEN-MOLECULE
HMDB:
HMDB01371
ChemSpider:
922
PubChem (CID):
947
ChEBI:
17997
KEGG:
C00697
CAS:
7727-37-9
Seed:
cpd00528
MetaNetX:
MNXM724
PupChem (SID):
3965
CHEMBL:
CHEMBL142438
PDB-CCD:
HDZ
3DMET:
B00156
NIKKAJI:
J44.424C