N
Reactive nonmetal
Nitrogen
Z 7A 14mass 14.007
Atomic model
tap a particleEvery nucleon is drawn individually — 7 protons and 7 neutrons packed into the nucleus, with 7 electrons on shells outside.
7+1
Protons
Set the element — change this and it becomes a different atom.
70
Neutrons
Change only these and you get a different isotope of the same element.
7−1
Electrons
Sit outside the nucleus and decide the chemistry, not the element.
Element data
- Nucleons
- 14 (7 p + 7 n)
- Electron shells
- 2 · 5
- Valence shell
- 5 electrons
- Atomic mass
- 14.007 u
Stability
Nitrogen has no measured radioactive isotope in this lab — its nuclei are stable, so decay must be shown as an illustration.
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