nitrogen

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Clue	Answer As Given	Value	Round	Category	Air Date	Show
Swedish chemist Carl Scheele proved that air was made of 2 gases: "fire air", oxygen, & "foul air", this element	nitrogen	$200	J	THE ELEMENTS	2022-10-25	#8727
Stumptown Coffee Roasters uses this elemental gas in a process that gives cold brew coffee a beer-like frothy head	nitrogen	$800	DJ	ELEMENTAL FACTS	2020-09-28	#8246
By volume this gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere	nitrogen	$400	J	ELEMENTARY	2017-05-11	#7529
About four-fifths of the Earth's atmosphere is this gas	nitrogen	$800	DJ	THE ELEMENTS	2014-03-03	#6786
Daniel Rutherford discovered this gas that makes up most of the atmosphere & called it "noxious air"	nitrogen DD	$800	J	THE ELEMENTS	2013-08-02	#6665
It makes up about 80% of the Earth's atmosphere	nitrogen	$800	DJ	NAME THAT ELEMENT	2010-07-19	#5966
Ammonia:____H3	nitrogen	$1,200	DJ	MISSING ELEMENTS	2009-01-15	#5609
In the Haber process, hydrogen & this element are combined under high pressure to produce ammonia	nitrogen	$2,000	DJ	IT'S ELEMENTAL	2008-02-15	#5400
The Venus' flytrap catches & digests insects mainly to absorb this element	nitrogen DD	$5,200	DJ	THE ELEMENTS	2006-04-06	#4974
Legumes absorb this element from the air & are often planted to restore it to the soil	nitrogen	$400	DJ	THE ELEMENTS	2006-02-22	#4943
The air that we breathe is mostly not oxygen but this gas, N	nitrogen	$600	J	ELEMENT-ARY SCHOOL	2004-05-07	#4540
This element makes up about 78% of normal dry air by volume	Nitrogen	$600	DJ	CHEMISTRY	2000-12-19	#3752
Sometimes used to make explosives, it's the most plentiful gas in the air	nitrogen	$400	J	THE ELEMENTS	1997-07-02	#2973
By volume, this element makes up about 78% of our atmosphere	Nitrogen	$400	DJ	THE ELEMENTS	1997-05-05	#2931
A molecule of ammonia is made up of 3 hydrogen atoms & 1 atom of this element	nitrogen	$800	DJ	THE ELEMENTS	1997-02-19	#2878
The anesthetic known as laughing gas is an oxide of this element	nitrogen	$600	DJ	THE ELEMENTS	1996-03-08	#2660
Most living things cannot use this element as a gas though it makes up about 78% of the atmosphere	nitrogen	$800	DJ	THE ELEMENTS	1995-05-04	#2469
This gas makes up 78% of our air	nitrogen	$200	DJ	CHEMISTRY	1985-02-14	#114
Primary gas component in air	nitrogen	$400	DJ	CHEMISTRY	1984-11-22	#54

Clue

Answer As Given

Value

Round

Category

Air Date

Show

Swedish chemist Carl Scheele proved that air was made of 2 gases: "fire air", oxygen, & "foul air", this element

nitrogen

$200

THE ELEMENTS

2022-10-25

#8727

Stumptown Coffee Roasters uses this elemental gas in a process that gives cold brew coffee a beer-like frothy head

nitrogen

$800

ELEMENTAL FACTS

2020-09-28

#8246

By volume this gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere

nitrogen

$400

ELEMENTARY

2017-05-11

#7529

About four-fifths of the Earth's atmosphere is this gas

nitrogen

$800

THE ELEMENTS

2014-03-03

#6786

Daniel Rutherford discovered this gas that makes up most of the atmosphere & called it "noxious air"

nitrogen DD

$800

THE ELEMENTS

2013-08-02

#6665

It makes up about 80% of the Earth's atmosphere

nitrogen

$800

NAME THAT ELEMENT

2010-07-19

#5966

Ammonia:____H3

nitrogen

$1,200

MISSING ELEMENTS

2009-01-15

#5609

In the Haber process, hydrogen & this element are combined under high pressure to produce ammonia

nitrogen

$2,000

IT'S ELEMENTAL

2008-02-15

#5400

The Venus' flytrap catches & digests insects mainly to absorb this element

nitrogen DD

$5,200

THE ELEMENTS

2006-04-06

#4974

Legumes absorb this element from the air & are often planted to restore it to the soil

nitrogen

$400

THE ELEMENTS

2006-02-22

#4943

The air that we breathe is mostly not oxygen but this gas, N

nitrogen

$600

ELEMENT-ARY SCHOOL

2004-05-07

#4540

This element makes up about 78% of normal dry air by volume

Nitrogen

$600

CHEMISTRY

2000-12-19

#3752

Sometimes used to make explosives, it's the most plentiful gas in the air

nitrogen

$400

THE ELEMENTS

1997-07-02

#2973

By volume, this element makes up about 78% of our atmosphere

Nitrogen

$400

THE ELEMENTS

1997-05-05

#2931

A molecule of ammonia is made up of 3 hydrogen atoms & 1 atom of this element

nitrogen

$800

THE ELEMENTS

1997-02-19

#2878

The anesthetic known as laughing gas is an oxide of this element

nitrogen

$600

THE ELEMENTS

1996-03-08

#2660

Most living things cannot use this element as a gas though it makes up about 78% of the atmosphere

nitrogen

$800

THE ELEMENTS

1995-05-04

#2469

This gas makes up 78% of our air

nitrogen

$200

CHEMISTRY

1985-02-14

#114

Primary gas component in air

nitrogen

$400

CHEMISTRY

1984-11-22

#54