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Is exhaled air a compound mixture or element?

Exhaled air is a mixture of various gases, primarily nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and traces of other gases like argon and water vapor. It is not a compound or element on its own, but rather a combination of different gases.


What are the elements in the compound exhaled breath?

Exhaled breath primarily consists of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor. It may also contain trace amounts of other gases and volatile organic compounds originating from the body's metabolic processes or external sources like environmental pollutants or dietary intake.


Why does water vapor show up in exhaled air on a cold day?

When you exhale on a cold day, the warm air from your lungs meets the cold air outside, causing the moisture in your breath (primarily water vapor) to condense into tiny droplets that form a visible cloud or mist. This mist is essentially tiny water droplets that become visible in the colder temperature.


Why is the air you breathe out is warm?

The air you breathe out is warm because it has been warmed by your body as it passed through your respiratory system. When you inhale, the air is warmed up to body temperature in your nose and airways, and this warm air is then exhaled back out.


Is there more carbon dioxide in air or your breath?

After you breathe air IN, your body uses some (but not all) of the oxygen in it. A lot of that oxygen that your body uses get converted to carbon dioxide, and it's added to the air that you breathe out. So your exhaled air has a greater concentration of carbon dioxide than fresh air has.