Gases will diffuse from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. why don’t the gases in the earth’s atmosphere escape into the near-vacuum of space?

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Gases will diffuse from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. why don’t the gases in the earth’s atmosphere escape into the near-vacuum of space?

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earths atmosphere filters iyself every 6 months...ozone layer keeps in its concentration

Hudon answered Jan 18, 2018

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