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Question
Give two uses of the following component present in air:
nitrogen
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Solution
Nitrogen: Present in air gets fixed up in the soil as nitrates used by plants for their growth and for the formation of protein an important nutrient for animals. It is used to make fertilizers and various nitrogenous products.
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