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How does nitrogen dilute oxygen?

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nitrogen is used in dilution of activity of which gas

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Does nitrogen dilute the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?

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Is nitrogen a bad gas to breath?

nitrogen makes up most of our atmosphere so i should hope it's not bad to breath it. it's purpose is to dilute the oxygen in our atmosphere. things would be more flammable if the nitrogen wasn't there


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Hydrogen and Nitrogen. Or oxygen and carbon dioxide, or carbon monoxide.


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Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen


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What is lighter oxygen or nitrogen?

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What does oxygen oxygen nitrogen make?

NO2, or nitrogen dioxide.


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What do Nitrogen and oxygen form?

Nitrogen oxide can refer to a binary compound of oxygen and nitrogen, or a mixture of such compounds.


Is a nitrogen an oxygen?

Nitrogen and oxygen are individual elements with different properties.


What happen to the nitrogen you inhale into your lungs?

you will sufficate die for the lack of oxygenThe first is correct only if the gas is nearly pure nitrogen, without significant oxygen. Otherwise, there will be no ill effects whatsoever.The earth's atmosphere is 79% nitrogen, so everybody is breathing primarily nitrogen all the time! The fact is, the nitrogen does almost nothing except dilute the oxygen we breathe (which is about 20% of the atmosphere). This dilution is important -- breathing pure oxygen for prolonged periods is injurious.


What 2 gases are most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere?

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