Nitrogen cycle

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On Earth, atoms of the chemical element, nitrogen (atomic symbol, N; number of protons, 7; standard atomic weight, 14.0067 u) — an essential element for Earth's living systems — undergo cyclical movement through the atmosphere, the crust (lithosphere), water compartments (hydrosphere), living systems, and non-living organic matter, in a process called the nitrogen cycle, or more specifically, the biogeochemical nitrogen cycle.[1]

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