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Q: How are carbon and nitrogen atoms alike?
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How many carbon atoms are there in nitrogen dioxide?

There are only nitrogen, oxygen atoms and no carbon atoms at all.


Which property of nitrogen atoms makes it possible for nitrogen to occupy spaces in the crystal structures?

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A class of organic molecules each having a double ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms?

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