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Is nitrogen an element or a compound?

April 26, 2017compound element nitrogen

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Is nitrogen an element or a compound?

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Nitrogen is an element because it cannot be broken down into a simplier substance. Nitrogen gas is also considered to be an element because it consists of only one element, and in order for a substance to be considered a compound it most contain two or more elements in a fixed ratio or proportin.