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Is gas lighter then air

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

"Gas" could mean anything - there are many different types of gases. Some are lighter than air (composite of mostly nitrogen and oxygen) like methane or helium and some are heavier like argon or carbon dioxide.

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