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Molecular Nitrogen: Inert but Essential
Harrison, Tim G.; Khan, M. Anwar H.; Shallcross, Beth M. A.; Shallcross, Esther D. G.; Shallcross, Dudley E.
School Science Review, v101 n375 p63-64 Dec 2019
Nitrogen gas dominates the Earth's atmosphere but is largely ignored. Molecular nitrogen is extremely stable and so nitrogen is termed inert. What would happen if another 'inert' gas were the dominant species instead of molecular nitrogen? Here we show how unique nitrogen is and how important it has been to life on planet Earth.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Fuels, Molecular Structure, Scientific Concepts, Energy, Physical Sciences
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