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What gas is more abundant nitrogen or oxygen?
In the atmosphere, Nitrogen is about four times as common as is Oxygen.
Does the atmosphere have more nitrogen or oxygen in it?
Nitrogen is more in the atmosphere. Around 78% of the atmosphere is nitrogen gas and 21% is oxygen gas.
Does the atmosphere contains more nitrogen than oxygen?
roughly 80% is nitrogen, 19% is oxygen. There are also small quantities of other gases etc.
Why is there more nitrogen in the atmosphere than oxygen?
The atomosphere would be explosive otherwise and the planet uninhabitable. Nitrogen acts as nature's diluent.
Why was there more hydrogen gas than oxygen?
There is, for all practical purposes, no hydrogen in the Earth's atmosphere (somewhere around 50 parts per million). Oxygen makes up roughly 1/5 of the atmosphere.So, no. There is much more oxygen than hydrogen in the air.
What is the most abundant of nitrogen and oxygen?
Nitrogen is more abundant; our atmosphere is 78% Nitrogen.
What gas is more abundant nitrogen or oxygen?
In the atmosphere, Nitrogen is about four times as common as is Oxygen.
What are the most abundant compounds in the air?
The most common compounds found in the atmosphere are nitrogen and oxygen. Of the two, nitrogen is more abundant and keeps oxygen inert.
Does the atmosphere have more nitrogen or oxygen in it?
Nitrogen is more in the atmosphere. Around 78% of the atmosphere is nitrogen gas and 21% is oxygen gas.
Is hydrogen the most abundant element in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen is the most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere.
Which layer of the atmosphere is oxygen more abundant?
This layer of the atmosphere is troposphere.
What are the two most abundant gases in the stratosphere?
The two most abundant gases in any layer of the atmosphere are nitrogen and oxygen. In the stratosphere, ozone composition increases from 0.04 parts per million in other layers to 5-12 ppm. However, this does NOT make ozone more abundant than nitrogen and oxygen.
Which makes up more of the atmosphere Nitrogen or Oxygen?
Nitrogen
How much more abundant is nitrogen and oxygen in the air?
About 20% more than Oxygen at around 50%.
What substance does earth contain more of?
Nitrogen Well, Oxygen is the most abundant element on earth if you include the Air, Water and Land. Oxygen makes up 50% of the earth. But Nitrogen is contained most in the air (atmosphere), making 78% of the air.
If nitrogen is so abundant in our atmosphere compared to oxygen why aren't there nitrogen breathing lifeforms?
Because really, Nitrogen in its gas from is a very inert substance. Even Legume plants that "fix" nitrogen in the air expend a lot of energy doing so. So in a way it's more worth while using oxygen, which is more reactive than nitrogen.
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
