BernieParent
In misery of redwings of suckage for a long time
“Late to the elemental party, the owners of the Tampa Bay FireSticks are pleased to still have a selection that is not only essential to life but also the most abundant element in the Earth’s atmosphere: nitrogen.
“Nitrogen is found in soils and plants, in the water we drink, and in the air we breathe. It is also a key building block of DNA and is essential to plant growth, and therefore necessary for the food we grow. Nitrogen is a colourless, odourless, tasteless gas that was identified in 1772 almost simultaneously by 4 researchers: Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Scottish botanist Daniel Rutherford (the first to publish his findings), British chemist Henry Cavendish, and British clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestley. Mr. Scheele showed that air is a mixture of two gases, one of which (oxygen) he called “fire air,” because it supported combustion, and the other “foul air,” (nitrogen) because it was left after the “fire air” had been used up.
“Among the elements, nitrogen ranks sixth in cosmic abundance. The atmosphere of Earth consists of 75.5% percent by weight (or 78.1% by volume) of nitrogen; this is the principal source of nitrogen for commerce and industry. Free nitrogen is found in many meteorites; in gases of volcanoes, mines, and some mineral springs; in the Sun; and in some stars and nebulae.
“Nitrogen comprises on average approximately 16% by weight of proteins, present in all living organisms. The natural abundance of nitrogen in Earth’s crust is 0.3 part per 1,000. The cosmic abundance—the estimated total abundance in the universe—is 3-7 atoms per atom of silicone, which is taken as the standard.
“Although its many other applications are important, by far the greatest bulk of elemental nitrogen is consumed in the manufacture of nitrogen compounds. The triple bond between atoms in the nitrogen molecules is so strong (226 kilocalories per mole, more than twice that of molecular hydrogen) that it is difficult to cause molecular nitrogen to enter into other combinations. In combination, nitrogen is found in the rain and soil as ammonia and ammonium salts and in seawater as ammonium (NH4+), nitrite (NO2−), and nitrate (NO3−) ions."
@JojoTheWhale, do you know what nitrates are? $1 more per hour than the day rates.
“Nitrogen is found in soils and plants, in the water we drink, and in the air we breathe. It is also a key building block of DNA and is essential to plant growth, and therefore necessary for the food we grow. Nitrogen is a colourless, odourless, tasteless gas that was identified in 1772 almost simultaneously by 4 researchers: Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Scottish botanist Daniel Rutherford (the first to publish his findings), British chemist Henry Cavendish, and British clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestley. Mr. Scheele showed that air is a mixture of two gases, one of which (oxygen) he called “fire air,” because it supported combustion, and the other “foul air,” (nitrogen) because it was left after the “fire air” had been used up.
“Among the elements, nitrogen ranks sixth in cosmic abundance. The atmosphere of Earth consists of 75.5% percent by weight (or 78.1% by volume) of nitrogen; this is the principal source of nitrogen for commerce and industry. Free nitrogen is found in many meteorites; in gases of volcanoes, mines, and some mineral springs; in the Sun; and in some stars and nebulae.
“Nitrogen comprises on average approximately 16% by weight of proteins, present in all living organisms. The natural abundance of nitrogen in Earth’s crust is 0.3 part per 1,000. The cosmic abundance—the estimated total abundance in the universe—is 3-7 atoms per atom of silicone, which is taken as the standard.
“Although its many other applications are important, by far the greatest bulk of elemental nitrogen is consumed in the manufacture of nitrogen compounds. The triple bond between atoms in the nitrogen molecules is so strong (226 kilocalories per mole, more than twice that of molecular hydrogen) that it is difficult to cause molecular nitrogen to enter into other combinations. In combination, nitrogen is found in the rain and soil as ammonia and ammonium salts and in seawater as ammonium (NH4+), nitrite (NO2−), and nitrate (NO3−) ions."
@JojoTheWhale, do you know what nitrates are? $1 more per hour than the day rates.
