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CHAPTER 14: AIR AND THE ENVIRONMENT

      https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814612296_0014Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
      Abstract:

      When we breathe, we take in oxygen. When iron rusts, it needs oxygen too. Where does the oxygen come from? Oxygen is part of the atmosphere called air. The atmosphere that blankets over Earth is made up of approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.03% carbon dioxide, about 1–4% water vapor, and 1% trace amount of rare gases like helium, neon, and argon…