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Q: What is the difference between carbon atom and nitrogen atom?
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What carbon atom forms a covalent bond with nitrogen?

Any carbon atom can form a covalent bond with nitrogen. In hydrogen cyanide, HCN, the carbon atom forms a triple covalent bond with the nitrogen atom. In amino acids, the carbon atom forms a single bond with a nitrogen atom.


Which atom is larger nitrogen or carbon?

NITROGEN


How does nitrogen radioactive differ from a stable atom?

Chemically there is no difference between radioactive nitrogen and stable nitrogen. Both will react the exact same way in all chemical reactions. The only difference between the two is the number of neutrons in the nucleus. This means the only difference is mass. If the nitrogen atom has too many neutrons, it will most likely give off a beta particle. The beta particle shoots out from one of its neutrons. That neutron then becomes a proton and the nitrogen becomes oxygen. If the nitrogen atom has too few neutrons, a proton in its nucleus may capture one of its own electrons and turn into a neutron. This would then turn the nitrogen atom into a carbon atom.


What is the difference between nitrogen and carbon dioxide?

Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula CO2. It contains one atom of carbon and 2 atoms of oxygen and its molecular geometry is linear. It is a colorless gas formed by the combustion of carbon or carbon compounds. Nitrogen dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula NO2. It contains one atom of nitrogen and two atoms of oxygen and its molecular geometry is bent. It is a brown gas often formed by superheating air or by electrical arcs. Unlike CO2, NO2 exists in equilibrium with its dimer, N2O4


How many valence electrons does a nitrogen atom have then a carbon atom?

nitrogen has 5 valence electrons. carbon has 4 valence electrons.


Can carbon only form polar covalent bonds?

No. Carbon can also form nonpolar covalent bonds, for example between two carbon atoms, or between a carbon and nitrogen atom.


What kinds of atom makes up for nitrogen and carbon dioxide?

Chemical formula for nitrogen dioxide: NO2.Chemical formula for carbon dioxide: CO2.Thus, nitrogen dioxide consists of two oxygen atoms and one nitrogen atom, carbon dioxide consists of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms.


How many times an atom of carbon is heavier than atom of carbon?

You need to restate your question as you have asked the difference between something and itself.


How many more valence electrons does a nitrogen atom have than a carbon atom?

1 more. the valence electrons in carbon and nitrogen are 4 and 5 respectively


What best describes the difference between the formulas for nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide?

Nitrogen dioxide has one more atom of oxygen per molecule than does nitrogen monoxide.


What is the difference in the bonding between carbons atom in carbon dioxide and butane?

Butane has bonds between carbon atoms.Carbon dioxide hasn't bonds between carbon atoms.


Is an atom a oxygen atom or carbon atom?

That would depend on how many protons exist in the nucleus of the atom. An atom with 6 protons is a carbon atom; 7 protons is nitrogen, and 8 = oxygen.