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Originally Posted by dougawhite
On the periodic table of elements Nitrogen is just before oxygen, therefore, nitrogen atoms are slightly smaller than oxygen atoms, but not by very much.
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The atom N is smaller than the atom O. However, the compound N2 is larger than the compound O2. Since we have to deal with the compound rather than the atom….
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