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Oxygen vs Nitrogen - What's the difference?

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In countable terms the difference between oxygen and nitrogen

is that oxygen is an atom of this element while nitrogen is a specific nitrogen within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen.

As nouns the difference between oxygen and nitrogen

is that oxygen is a chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994 while nitrogen is a chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067.

oxygen

English

Noun

(wikipedia oxygen)
  • A chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994.
  • Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=September-October, author= Katie L. Burke
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= In the News , passage=Oxygen' levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: the ability to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and waste ' oxygen using solar energy. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light.}}
  • (medicine) A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help him or her to breathe.
  • (countable) An atom of this element.
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    Synonyms

    * sourstuff * when used as a packaging gas

    See also

    * ozone ----

    nitrogen

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia nitrogen)
  • (uncountable) A chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067.
  • (uncountable) Molecular nitrogen (N2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature.
  • (countable) A specific nitrogen within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen
  • The two nitrogens are located next to one another on the ring.

    Synonyms

    * azote (obsolete) * when used as a packaging gas or propellant

    Derived terms

    * dinitrogen * nitragin * * * * nitrogenase * nitrogenate * nitrogen cycle * nitrogen dioxide * nitrogen fixation * nitrogen fixer * nitrogen fixing * nitrogenic * nitrogeniferous * nitrogenise, nitrogenize * nitrogen monoxide * nitrogen mustard * nitrogen narcosis * nitrogenous * nitrogen oxide * nitrogen tetroxide * nitrogen trichloride * nitrogen trifluoride * nitrogen triiodide * nitrophilous * nitrox

    See also

    * aqua fortis * aqua regia * laughing gas * saltpeter, saltpetre

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