Going against the grain: Nitrogen turns out to be hypersociable
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 15:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Nitrogen is everywhere: even in the air there is four times as much of it as oxygen. However, it is reluctant to form chemical bonds. Chemists predict, however, that contrary to the rules of typical chemistry, in appropriately selected conditions there may be a nitrogen that nobody has ever seen.