Question

What are the components of air
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Answer 1

Explanation:

What is air? Air is nothing but a mixture of a variety of gasses. The air in the atmosphere consists of nitrogen, oxygen, which is the life-sustaining substance for animals and humans, carbon dioxide, water vapour and small amounts of other elements (argon, neon, etc.).

Answer 2

We all know that air surrounds us everywhere on this planet. One cannot imagine the existence of life without air. Ever wondered what is air made up of? Is it a mixture or a pure substance? In ancient times, the air was thought to be a pure substance but was later found to be a mixture of many gases. The composition of air is not constant and changes from place to place. For example: in polluted areas, since emissions of carbon dioxide are very high air over there contains the higher percentage of carbon dioxide. The main components of air are explained below:

1. nitrogen: 78
2. oxygen: 20.9
3. argon: 0.17
4. other gases: 0.03 to 0.04
5. carbon dioxide: 0.3
6. dust and water vapour: variable