GK QUESTION#3372
Which colourless, odourless gas, relatively unreactive at ordinary temperatures, was identified by Daniel Rutherford in 1772?
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B. Nitrogen
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Daniel Rutherford identified nitrogen in 1772 while studying air remaining after oxygen had been removed. At ordinary conditions, nitrogen is a colourless, odourless gas composed mainly of N₂ molecules and is relatively unreactive because of the strong N≡N bond. The element was discovered, not invented.