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In your own words, describe what air is made of.

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Air is a mixture of several different gases, where almost 78.08% is nitrogen, 20.95% is oxygen, 0.93% is argon, 0.04% is carbon dioxide, 1% is water vapour and theres small amounts of other gases.

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Answer: Air is a mixture of about 78% of nitrogen, 21% of oxygen, 0.9% of argon, 0.04% of carbon dioxide, and very small amounts of other gases. There is an average of about 1% water vapour.

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