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you breathe in more nitrogen then oxygen because there is 78% n in the air and 21% o in the air
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoyes nitrogen is 80 percent of of the air that we breathe
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∙ 7y agoFor fifths of every breath we take is nitrogen, so yes. If you mean can we breathe pure nitrogen, then not for long as we need oxygen. We'd suffocate.
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∙ 14y agoNo it's mostly oxygen and carbon dioxide
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∙ 7y agoWe can inhale nitrogen.
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∙ 13y agoYes you do.
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What percentage of the air we breathe is nitrogen?
78% of the air we breathe is nitrogen. 21% is oxygen, and the other 1% is a mix of other gasses.
Does the air we breathe out contains more or less nitrogen?
The nitrogen is not absorbed in your body via lungs. So the amount of nitrogen in inhaled and exhaled air has to be same. Nitrogen protects your body from the harmful effects of 100 % oxygen.
How much oxygen nitrogen carbon dioxide is there in the air you breathe out?
Oxygen---------- 4-5 % Carbon dioxide---------- 20% Nitrogen--------- 75%
Why do you breathe in more nitrogen than oxygen?
Because the body does not use the nitrogen therefore it is inhaled and exhaled without difference
What can oxygen do?
oxygen can help you breathe and more.............
What will happen if oxygen is abundant than nitrogen?
Well, if you meant "What will happen if oxygen is MORE abundant than nitrogen?" then the answer to that question is that all those who breathe in air would breathe more proficiently than ever before Well, if you meant "What will happen if oxygen is MORE abundant than nitrogen?" then the answer to that question is that all those who breathe in air would breathe more proficiently than ever before
How does cutting trees affect environment?
It reduces the oxygen in the area because humans breathe in oxygen and breathe out nitrogen.[plants breathe in nitrogen and breathe out oxygen for humans.so without trees.Humans will not survive
What is an element you need to breathe?
nitrogen, oxygen
Where can you find both nitrogen and oxygen?
In the air that we breathe !
Can nitrogen kill you?
Gaseous nitrogen is harmless to animals. We breathe a lot of in normal air. Of course, if all you breathe is nitrogen, you will die from lack of oxygen.
What is a pure gas?
When it has no other gasses mixed with it. For example, we breathe oxygen, but we do not breathe pure oxygen because it is mixed with nitrogen.
What percentage of air we breathe is nitrogen?
78% of the air we breathe is nitrogen. 21% is oxygen, and the other 1% is a mix of other gasses.
Breathe-in is to oxygen as breathe-out is to?
Carbon Dioxide. Actually you breathe in 78% Nitrogen so... Breathe in is to all sorts of gases.
The air that you mostly breathe is oxygen carbon dioxide ozone or nitrogen?
The air that we breathe in 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases. We only need the oxygen though, so we breathe out the other gases with the carbon dioxide that our body produces during respiration. So to answer your question, it is nitrogen, but we breathe it in and then out- we don't use it. The only gas we use is oxygen to breathe.
Is the air we breathe pure oxygen?
No. It is only about 21% oxygen. Air is about 78% nitrogen.
Why do you need to breathe heavily after holding your breathe for longer time and then release it?
because of oxygen,nitrogen
What percentage of the air we breathe is nitrogen?
78% of the air we breathe is nitrogen. 21% is oxygen, and the other 1% is a mix of other gasses.
