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The air you breathe is made of 21% oxygen and 78% nitrogen. The oxygen in air is the _____ and the nitrogen is the _____. solution, solute solute, solvent solvent, solution

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The question is defective. It's trying to mislead you, and none of the choices can go in the blanks and make a true statement. The air you breathe is not a solution. None of the gases in it is a solute or a solvent, and no gas in the air is disolved in any other one. Air is a mixture, like oil mixed in water, or sand mixed in salt.
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