Difference between Oxygen and Nitrogen
Oxygen |
Nitrogen |
Oxygen is essential gas which is present in air in small quantity about 21% . |
Nitrogen is the gas which is present in air in maximum quantity i.e. about 78% |
Oxygen is inhaled by living things to survive. |
Nitrogen is also present in animals body but in small quantity. |
It is a chemical element which is present in the group 16 of the modern periodic table. |
It is a chemical element which is present in the group 15 in the modern periodic table. |
Atomic number of oxygen is 8. |
Atomic number of nitrogen is 7. |
Symbol of oxygen is O. |
Symbol of nitrogen is N. |
The chemical formula for oxygen is O2. |
The chemical formula for Nitrogen is N2. |
It is used in the hospitals, for welding material, and other industries. |
Nitrogen gas is used in many industries such as in gas chromatography in pharmaceutical. |
Pure oxygen is used to pump in the dirty water to clean the water.
At the high altitude oxygen level is low so athletes use oxygen cylinder to climb the high altitudes. |
Nitrogen is used to fill inside the food packages. |