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What nitrogen's atomic size?

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Molecular size a bit tricky. As a quick comparison, we can use the covalent radius defined as 1/2 the distance between to identical covalently bonding nuclei. This is measured in picometers (1 pm= 1x 10-12 m). Nitrogen's covalent radius is 75pm so the length of a nitrogen (N2) molecule ought to be 4 X 75pm or 300 pm. A molecule of oxygen (O2) ought to be just a shade smaller 4 X 73pm or 292pm. So an oxygen molecule is a little less than 3% smaller than a nitrogen molecule.

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A molecule of Nitrogen is N2 . It is not a perfect circle and does not have a radius. Also there is no specific size for the atoms of nitrogen. The weight you see on the Periodic Table is an average weight for the atom

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3.64 amstrongs

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The nitrogenn covalent radius is 71 pm.

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1.5

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