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Nitrogen, Liquid

Liquid nitrogen is inert, colorless, odorless, tasteless, noncorrosive, extremely cold, and nonflammable. It is heavier that air. The molecular symbol for helium is N2. Liquid nitrogen has an expansion ratio of 1 to 687.

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