The simple answer to your question is "maybe." Solutions are defined as a homogenous (uniform) mixture of 2 or more substances. In a solution, a solute is dissolved into another substance known as the solvent. When referring to a solution in chemistry, one is often referring to a mixture of 2 or more liquids, however solutions may be composed of mixtures of a solid, gas or liquid. In cases of liquid and solid solvents, another substance (the solute) in a gas, liquid or solid phase may be dissolved into the solvent to make a solution. Solutions of gases can only be made with mixtures of substances in the gas phase.
78% nitrogen gas and 21% oxygen gas may be considered a solution if these 2 gases are homogenously mixed with another gas (or gases) that make up the remaining 1%. The mixture of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen refers to the composition of the atmosphere of Earth or air. In reality air is not considered a solution as it contains many impurities which make it a heterogenous mixture.
Nitrogen and oxygen make up more than 95 percent of an inhaled breath. Nitrogen accounts for about 78 percent, while oxygen makes up around 21 percent.
Earth's atmosphere is roughly 78% Nitrogen & 21% Oxygen.
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you breathe in more nitrogen then oxygen because there is 78% n in the air and 21% o in the air
I am looking for the exact same answer I know one of the gases should be oxygen
It's the oxygen. Since oxygen doesn't dissolve into nitrogen - air is a mixture, not a solution - you can't call it the solute and the nitrogen the solvent, which may have been the answer you thought you were going to get.
This is the composition of the air.
Over 99 percent of the atmosphere in pure dry air is composed of nitrogen and oxygen, with nitrogen making up about 78 percent and oxygen around 21 percent. The remaining 1 percent is made up of trace gases such as argon, carbon dioxide, and neon.
78% Nitrogen 21% Oxygen
Roughly 21% of the air we breathe is oxygen. Nitrogen makes up about 78% of the air, with the remaining 1% composed of various other gases.
Nitrogen and oxygen make up more than 95 percent of an inhaled breath. Nitrogen accounts for about 78 percent, while oxygen makes up around 21 percent.
No, 21% of Earth's atmosphere is oxygen. Nitrogen makes up 78%.
The earth's atmosphere at sea level.
The three gases that make up over 99.9 percent of the air are nitrogen (about 78 percent), oxygen (about 21 percent), and argon (about 0.9 percent).
The Earth has an atmosphere of 78% nitrogen (and 21% oxygen).
Earth's atmosphere is roughly 78% Nitrogen & 21% Oxygen.
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