Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
What is the approximate composition of clean dry air?
- 21% nitrogen, 78% oxygen
- 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.04% CO₂, ~1% argon
- 50% each nitrogen and oxygen
- 78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen
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✓ Answer: B — 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.04% CO₂, ~1% argon
Air: ~78% nitrogen (N₂), ~21% oxygen (O₂), ~0.9% argon (Ar), ~0.04% carbon dioxide (CO₂), plus variable water vapour.