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Rank these gases in the atmosphere from most abundant to least abundant: oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dixoide.

a. oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon
b. nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide
c. nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, argon
d. carbon dioxide, argon, nitrogen, oxygen

User RCalaf
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B.) Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, Carbon dioxide
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Answer:

b. nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The most abundant gas in the Earth atmosphere is the nitrogen. The percentage of nitrogen in the atmosphere is 78.08%.
  • The second most abundant gas in the atmosphere is oxygen. The amount of percentage of oxygen in atmosphere is 21.95%.
  • Water vapor is varies in the atmosphere according to the regions. The amount of water present is in between 0 to 4%.
  • The amount of argon which is present in the Earth atmosphere is 0.93%.
  • And the amount of carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere is approximately 0.0360%.
  • Therefore, by the above it can be say that the rank from the most abundant to the least abundant gases in the atmosphere is changes as, nitrogen, oxygen, Argon and carbon dioxide.
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