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Why does the water condense in the first tank when the oxygen and nitrogen do not?

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the molecules in those gases have very little kinetic energy to push molecules apart. Because of this, the attraction between the molecules pulls them together and condenses the gases into a liquid, just like the water in the first tank. ... When the nitrogen evaporates, the liquid left behind is mostly oxygen.

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