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Is nitrogen used in the air?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Yes nitrogen is used in the air by certain plants. The process is called fixing. There is 78% in the air and the rest is carbon dioxide (0.03%), oxygen (21%) and argon (1%).

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