Question

Is nitrogen an inert gas?

Answer 1

1. Inert gas: A gas that has less reactivity towards any other substances is said to be an inert gas.
2. The inert means nonreactive.
3. The bond order of nitrogen gas is 3 which means it is triply bonded and it is a stable species.
4. The electronic configuration of nitrogen is 1s²2s²2p³. It is clear that nitrogen has a completely half-filled p-orbital so it forms a triple bond with another nitrogen.
5. Nitrogen shows inertness but is not completely inert.

Hence, nitrogen gas is not a completely inert gas.