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What are the gases in air?

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Substance % by volume

Nitrogen (N2) 78.08

Oxygen (O2) 20.95

Argon (Ar) 0.93

Carbon dioxide (CO2) 0.033

Neon (Ne) 0.0018

Helium (He) 0.00052

Methane (CH4) 0.0002

Krypton (Kr) 0.00011

Nitrogen (I) oxide (N2O) 0.00005

Hydrogen (H2) 0.00005

Xenon (Xe) 0.0000087

Ozone (O3) 0.000001

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Air is a mixture of various gases. These are

  1. Nitrogen-78%
  2. Oxygen-21%
  3. Argon-0.9%
  4. Carbon dioxide-0.03%
  5. water vapour- present in very small quantities.
  6. A few other gases are also present but their quantities are minute.
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nitrogen and oxygen


Nitrogen-78%
Oxygen-21%
Argon-0.93422%
Co2- 0.03811%
Water vapour- About 1%
Other- 0.002%

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