alleryStart learning →Which gas makes up about 78 percent of the dry air around us?
ANitrogen
BOxygen
CHydrogen
DHelium
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Nitrogen
Dry air is mostly nitrogen, with oxygen forming about 21 percent.
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