Constituent
Name
N2 crystalline - beta phase
Official name
Solid beta Nitrogen
Family
molecular solid
Class
non polar molecular solid
Compound type
inorganic molecular solid
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0 $\pm$ 1e-05
Mole fraction
1.0
Abundance comments
CO2 impurity in N2 gas and adsorbed (0.000005)
Chemical composition
Formula
$N_2$
Chemical formula
N2
Elemental formula
N2
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$N_2$ Nitrogen molecule 1 1.0 1 pure main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$N\equiv N$ 1 main
Class
molecular solids with apolar molecules (01)
Type
with diatomic homonuclear apolar molecules (A2) (01.02)
Phase name
$\beta$-phase
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
hexagonal
Crystal class
dihexagonal-dipyramidal
Crystal class symbol
6/mmm (D6h)
Crystal spacegroup
P6(3)/mmc
Texture
monocrystalline
Molar mass
28.0134 $g/mol$
Refringence type
uniaxial
Refringence sign
unknown
Refraction index $n_{\alpha}$
1.25 (0.633 nm)
Diaphaneity
transparent
Luster
vitreous