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nitrogen gas
Potato chip bags are not full of air, but of nitrogen gas. This is done to prevent the chips from oxidizing, which is part of what makes them go stale. Oxygen is very reactive, and likes to combine with other molecules whenever it can, causing chemical changes to take place
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The unreactive gas nitrogen is used to fill potato chip packets so as to prevent the growth of microbes which may cause rancidity, an atmosphere containing oxygen is required for the growth of microbes, in the absence of it, microbes cannot survive or grow.
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