What is the Atmosphere Made of?

August 27, 2008

The chemical composition of the atmoshere includes 78% nitrogen (N), 21% oxygen (O) and 0.9% argon (Ar).  This makes up 99.9% of our atmosphere.  The remaining 0.1% are trace elements.

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