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Why nitrogen is higher in percentage in the atmosphere than other gasses?
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∙ 14y ago
Well, nitrogen is a very common element and it is not very reactive under normal circumstances so it tends to stay as a gas. I'm not sure if that's the whole picture but I hope it helps
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt is often pointless to ask "Why?" about a physical fact. "Why is nitrogen so plentiful in Earth's atmosphere?" Good question. We don't have a clue WHY. It is.
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∙ 6y agoThe cause is that nitrogen hasn't many solid compounds on the Earth.
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∙ 13y agoYes
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What gets higher when trees gets shorter and the atmosphere gets thinner?
elevation
What are the 2 most abundant gases in earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen (N2) and oxygen (O2) are the most abundant gases in the atmosphere at 78% and 21% respectively. (78.08% Nitrogen, 20.95% Oxygen)Related Information:Nitrogen is important because it is a building block for life, as it is contained in amino acids and proteins.Oxygen is important because most living organisms need it to breathe. It also is necessary for burning.Ozone (O3) is a small component of the lower atmosphere, but is more abundant at higher altitudes. It is important because it protects life by absorbing ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. This also helps to keep Earth from getting too hot.Water vapor (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) are also present in small amounts in the atmosphere. These gases are important because they absorb heat given off by the Earth's surface. This heat absorption is largely responsible for heating the atmosphere. Without carbon dioxide and water vapor, the Earth's atmosphere would be much colder than it is.
What is the percentage water in a strawberry?
The percentage of water contained in a strawberry is between 98-99%, depending on the genous of the strawberry. H2O molecules are held together by weak bonds with nitrogen and carbon atoms in a ratio H2O:N:C = 400:4:1, making the latice, that forms the structure of the strawberry, almost entirely of H2O molecules. The skin of the strawberry has a higher proportion of carbon atoms accounting for its more durarble structure.
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What does rocks in earths mantle contain a higher percentage of what than rocks in earths crust?
iron and magnesium
Why percentage of nitrogen in air is higher?
That's simply the way earth's atmosphere evolved. And fortunate for us - if the earths atmosphere was 100% oxygen, the planet would have burst into flames long ago! Earth's atmosphere is 79% Nitrogen.
What planet has a nitrogen- oxygen atmosphere?
Earths atmosphere is rich in Oxygen, some 21% of the air is Oxygen. There is oxygen on other planets, but the percentage comes nowhere close to this. The percentage of Oxygen in earths atmosphere is thought to have been much higher in the past, before animals were about, but after the arrival of plants.
Do you need nitrogen?
Nitrogen is not essential for breathing, although it makes the atmosphere neutral as it acts as an inert medium. If there was a higher percentage of a reactive gas such as oxygen or chlorine, it would make a hazard for all living beings.
Why does the nitrogen level in the atmosphere is higher than the oxygen level?
Because due to the over pollution and cutting down the tree's level of Oxygen is decreasing .The level of Nitrogen always remains constant in the atmosphere . The level of Nitrogen doesn't' depend on the level of the Oxygen level.
What part of the earth is mostly oxygen by volume?
These are the concentrations of gasses in the atomosphere: Nitrogen------78.08% Oxygen------20.95% Water------0 to 4% Argon--------0.93% Carbon Dioxide------0.036% Neon-----0.0018% Helium----0.0005% Methane--0.00017% Hydrogen--0.00005% Nitrous Oxide--0.00003% Ozone--0.00004% However the higher you go in the atmosphere the higher the concentration of oxygen.
Carbon dioxide is heavier then air how can it be a greenhouse gas?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) does not form a lower layer because it mixes easily with the other gases in the atmosphere, even though it is heavier than air. You may be getting the gases confused though. All carbon dioxide, except aircraft exhaust and bird expiration is formed in the lower atmosphere. Carbon dioxide normally stays in the lower atmosphere also. If not, the gas would build up fairly quickly. Billions of tons of carbon dioxide are removed very year by the oceans and our planet life when it comes in contact with them. If we did not have this contact, they would be unable to remove the carbon dioxide from the air. Ozone on the other hand is formed high in the atmosphere when sunlight hits oxygen. This gas is found mainly at higher altitudes.
Why would increased levels of greenhouse gases contribute to higher tempertures on earth?
Greenhouse gasses 'trap' the warmth of the sun inside the atmosphere. This causes the air temperature to rise.
What gas makes up most of the atmosphere of planet venus?
Venus is not made up of gas, but it does have a thick atmosphere. The main gas in the atmosphere is carbon dioxide, at about 96%. There's some nitrogen (about 3.5%) and traces of other things.
Which element would you expect to have a higher electronegativity than nitrogen?
Electronegative charge increases across the periodic table to the right and up into the corner ( excepting the Nobel gasses ), so the two elements that would have higher electronegativity in that direction and in order. Oxygen and fluorine.
How can Mars' atmosphere deplete into outer space?
All planets atmospheres "deplete" or escape from the planet until an equilibrium is reached. This is determined by the average temperature and gravity of the planet. Earth and Venus retained a great deal of atmosphere, relatively speaking, while Mars lost most of its atmosphere because of its lower surface gravity, but retained some because of its low surface temperature. Mercury lost all of its atmosphere because of its low gravity and high temperature. The gas giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, have massive atmospheres due to their higher gravities and low temperatures. Temperature determines the activity of gasses. Higher temperatures increase activity to the point where gasses, depending on their weight, reach escape velocity of the surface of a planet. On Earth, most or all of the natural hydrogen and helium have escaped because their weight was low enough for them to escape our gravity, while nitrogen was heavy enough to be retained. The gasses that came later on, like oxygen and carbon dioxide were also heavy enough to be retained.
What would happen if you had a higher percentage of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
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What happen when higher energy ultraviolet radiations act on the oxygen at the higher level of the atmosphere?
when higher energy ultraviolet radiation act on the oxygen at the higher level of the atmosphere, they destroying many molecules of atmosphere.
