Chemistry

Articles about matter, substances, reactions and chemical science.

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Nitrate

Nitrate

Nitric acid

Nitric acid (HNO3): properties, production, uses and safety

Nitric oxide

Nitric oxide (NO): properties, roles, and applications

Nitride

Nitride (compounds of nitrogen with less electronegative elements)

Nitrile

Nitrile (organic functional group and related compounds)

Nitrite

Nitrite (NO2−): properties, occurrence, uses and safety

Nitro compound

Nitrocellulose

Nitrocellulose (cellulose nitrate, guncotton)

Nitrogen

Nitrogen

Nitrogen (chemical element)

Nitrogen is a colorless, odorless diatomic nonmetal (symbol N, atomic number 7) that makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere and is essential for life, agriculture and many indust

Nitrogen dioxide

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) — properties, sources, and impacts

Nitrogen fixation

Nitrogen oxide

Nitrogen trichloride

Nitrogen triiodide

Nitroglycerin

Nitroglycerin (glyceryl trinitrate): properties, history, uses, and safety

Nitrous acid

Nitrous acid (HNO2) — properties, preparation, reactions, and uses

Nitrous oxide

NMR spectroscopy

NMR spectroscopy: principles, instruments, and applications

Nobelium

Nobelium (element No, atomic number 102)

Noble gas

Noble gas compound

Noble metal

Nonmetal

Nonmetal (chemical element)

Novichok

Novichok — Soviet-era family of nerve agents

Nuclear chemistry

Nuclear reaction

Nucleophile

Nucleophile (chemistry): definition, properties and reactivity

Nucleophilic substitution

O2

O2 — diatomic oxygen, telecom brand, arenas, and other meanings

Ochre

Ochre (Ocher): natural earth pigment and its uses

Octane

Octane rating

Octene

Octet rule

Odor

Oganesson

Oganesson (Og): the synthetic element with atomic number 118

Oleum

Organic chemistry

Organic compound

Organic matter

Organic reaction

Organic reactions: types, mechanisms, and applications

Organic synthesis

Organolithium reagent

Organometallic chemistry

Osmium

Osmium (Os) — the densest naturally occurring element and a rare platinum-group metal

Ostwald process

Ostwald process — industrial production of nitric acid

Oxidation state

Oxidation state (oxidation number)

Oxide