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Why nitrogen gas is chemically inert?

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The chemically inert character of nitrogen is largely due to high bonding energy of the molecules `"225 cal mol"^(-1)`. Interestingly the triply bonded species is notable for its less reactivity in comparison with other iso - electronic triply bounded systems such as `-C-=C-, C-=O, X-C-=N,` ets.
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