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Nitrogen makes up about 78 of Earth's atmosphere because it is a stable and non-reactive gas that is not easily used up by living organisms or chemical processes.

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How much nitrogen is there in the air?

There is about 78.09% of nitrogen in the air.


How much of the air we breathe is nitrogen?

Approximately 78 of the air we breathe is nitrogen.


How much nitrogen is in air?

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Can you mix air and nitrogen in tires?

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How much of nitrogen is in the air you breathe?

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What percent of nitrogen in the air in east providence?

Air is about 78% nitrogen pretty much everywhere on Earth.


How much nitrogen in the air?

Air contains about 78% nitrogen by volume.


How much does nitrogen pollute the air?

The air is already 78% nitrogen, so nitrogen doesn't pollute air. That being said, the nitrogen in air reacts under high heat and/or pressure such as an engine or combustion process to make nitrogen oxides which are toxic or can combine with water to make acid rain, or combine with reactive hydrocarbons in the presence of ultraviolet light to make photochemical smog.


If air contained oxygen instead of nitrogen?

If that were so then fires would burn much more intensely.


Who is heaver nitrogen or air?

Dry air is about 80% nitrogen. The remaining 20% consists mostly of things that are heavier than nitrogen, so dry air is very slightly heavier than nitrogen.


How much nitrogen in air?

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What is the percentage of nitrogen in the air you breathe?

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