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Is nitrogen potentially dangerous when under pressure or put to a flame source?
Let's take the different situations.
Nitrogen under pressure is dangerous (but rarely). If the container fails, it could split or crack and send fragments into the air. like the popping of a ballon. Also, if nitrogen under pressure is released it will cool itself, the air, and the container. If released fast enough, the cooling will turn to freezing and any cold surface touched can create a burn, like dry ice does if you touch it.
Nitrogen in a flame is not dangerous. Any flame buring in air is exposed to nitrogen which is the major component in the air. The only case it could be dangerous is under pressure outlined above which could cause the flame source to be spread.
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Chemistry (non-biochemistry), environmental science, occupational health and safety, environmental regulation and management, environmental engineering, and wastewater engineering. I'm the Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety and the Director of Research at the Institute of Textile Technology.
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