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The oxidation of nitrogen gas is endothermic though. It can't produce heat to sustain a runaway reaction.
by wcoenen 6y ago
The oxidation of nitrogen gas is endothermic though. It can't produce heat to sustain a runaway reaction.
- wadkar 6y agoBingo! You beat me to it. This trivia about Nitrogen used to be my favorite when I was studying chemistry in the school. Like there’s lot of nitrogen in the atmosphere and oxygen but they don’t “burn” because (almost all?) nitrogen oxidation is endothermic!
- FlyingAvatar 6y agoCool, I was actually wondering about that.