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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.