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Nitrogen.

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Q: What the name of the gas that makes up nearly 80 percent of air?
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What element makes up 76 percent of air?

It is nitrogen and it makes more than 78% of the air.


What makes 78 percent of the air we breath?

Nitrogen.


What makes up 21 percent of the air?

oxygen! There is 21 percent oxygen in inspired ( the stuff you breath in) air and 13 percent in expired(the stuff you breath out)


What forms 20 percent of air?

Oxygen makes uo 20% of the air we breath.


What is largest percent gas in air?

Nitrogen which makes up about 78% of the air we breath.


Makes up approximately 21 percent of the air?

oxygen


What makes up 21 percent of the air by volume?

Oxygen.


Where is 75 percent of the air located in what layer?

Troposphere is name of the layer. It contains 75 percent of the air.


Which gas makes up 0.038 percent of the air?

carbon dioxide


Which gas makes up approximately 20 percent of air?

Oxygen


What gas makes up about 80 percent of the air on earth?

Nitrogen makes up about 79% of the atmosphere.


Is it true that carbon dioxide alone makes up almost one percent of dry air?

No, it makes up almost 0.04% of dry air.