GASES IN THE AIR

WHAT IS AIR MADE UP OF? WHAT ARE THE PROPERTIES OF GASES IN THE AIR? WHAT ARE THE USES OF GASES IN THE AIR? WHAT ARE THE TEST FOR THE GASES?

COMPOSITION OF AIR
AIR IS A MIXTURE OF GASES. MIXTURE IS A GROUP TWO OR MORE ELEMENTS OR COMPOUND NOT CHEMICALLY COMBINED TOGETHER. FOR EXAMPLE, MILO IS A MIXTURE OF WATER, MILO POWDER AND MILK. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS SEA WATER WHICH IS MIXTURE OF WATER, SALTS AND OTHER DEBRIS (SAND, MUD, ETC) AIR IS ALSO MIXTURE. IT IS MADE UP OF DIFFERENT GASES WHICH ARE NOT VISIBLE TO OUR EYES. AIR IS MADE UP OF NITROGEN (79%), OXYGEN (20%), CARBON DIOXIDE (0.03%) AND NOBLE GASES (0.97%). WATER VAPOR IS PRESENCE IN THE AIR BUT THE % IS ALWAYS CHANGING AS IT DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER. A PLACE WHERE IT ALWAYS RAIN LIKE BRUNEI WILL ALWAYS HAVE HIGHER WATER VAPOR THAT DRY COUNTRY SUCH AS SAHARA DESERT.

WHY IS THERE 79% OR NITROGEN? DO WE NEED IT?

NITROGEN HAS THE HIGHEST VALUE COMPARATIVELY TO OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE BECAUSE: ITS NOT BEING USED THAT MUCH! OXYGEN ARE BEING USED BY HUMAN (7 BILLION IN POPULATION) FOR RESPIRATION AND COMBUSTION. CARBON DIOXIDE ARE BEING USED BY PLANTS FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS (POSSIBLY 7 TRILLION). NITROGEN ARE BEING USED ONLY BY SMALL AMOUNT OF BACTERIA FOR NUTRITION OF PLANTS. NITROGEN ONLY GET REDUCED IN AIR WHEN THERE ARE ELECTRICAL STORM WHERE IT WILL BECOME OXIDIZED AND PRODUCE ACID.

BALANCE OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE

Plants uses carbon dioxide and produce oxygen

Human and animals uses oxygen and produce carbon dioxide

Gases are given out to the atnmosphere

PROPERTIES OF OXYGEN
IT HAS NO SMELL. IT IS COLORLESS. IT SUPPORTS LIFE. IT SUPPORTS COMBUSTION. IT CAUSES RUST.

IDENTIFICATION OF OXYGEN
IT RELIGHTS A GLOWING SPLINT WHEN INSERTED INTO A TEST TUBE CONTAINING OXYGEN.

MAGIC OF OXYGEN
DRAGONFLY

PROPERTIES OF CARBON DIOXIDE

IT HAS NO SMELL. IT IS COLORLESS. IT DOES NOT SUPPORTS COMBUSTION. MAINLY USED BY PLANT FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

IDENTIFICATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE

IT FORM A WHITE PRECIPITATE CALLED CALCIUM CARBONATE WHICH IS INSOLUBLE IN WATER WHEN PASSED THROUGH CALCIUM CARBONATE.

USES OF CARBON DIOXIDE

PROPERTIES OF NITROGEN
IT HAS NO SMELL. IT IS COLORLESS. IT DOES NOT SUPPORTS COMBUSTION. IT IS UNREACTIVE GAS.

IDENTIFICATION OF NITROGEN
IT IS UNREACTIVE AND NO SIMPLE TEST FOR IT.

USES OF NITROGEN

PROPERTIES OF NOBLE GASES

ALSO KNOWN AS INERT GAS. IT IS COLORLESS. IT DOES NOT SUPPORTS COMBUSTION. IT IS UNREACTIVE GAS.

IDENTIFICATION OF NITROGEN
IT IS UNREACTIVE AND NO SIMPLE TEST FOR IT.

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