common uses of nitrogen compounds

Compounds of Nitrogen..

Nitrogen - Nitrogen forms nearly 78% of the volume of air. Earlier, the useful significance of nitrogen was not known and it was considered to be inactive. At that time, nitrogen was considered important only because it was known to moderate the pro..

Summary - Ammonia is produced by decay of plant and animal tissues. Nitrogenous organic matters like urea in the urine and excreta of animals get acted upon by bacteria releasing ammonia. Ammonia is manufactured by Haber's Process by the reaction of 1 volume of nitrogen gas and ..

Compounds of Nitrogen..

Compounds of Nitrogen..

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Discovery of Ammonia - Joseph Priestley first prepared ammonia in 1775 by heating Sal ammoniac (ammonium chloride) with slaked lime. Due to its basic nature, he called it alkaline air. In 1785, Comte Claude-Louis Berthollet determined the chemical composition of ammoni..

(KNO 2 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and carbon monoxide (CO). The properties of compounds are absolutely different from the properties of the elements that constitute the compound. For instance, hydrogen is combustible and oxygen is a supporter of combustion. Bu..

Introduction - Functional groups containing nitrogen are present in a variety of naturally occurring and man made organic compounds. These functional groups impart physico- chemical characteristics to these molecules. These groups are responsible for their unique chemical reacti..