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Question
State what would happen, if the air above the earth contained mainly oxygen and no nitrogen
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Solution
Nitrogen is utilised by plants for their growth and development. Free nitrogen of the air is converted to nitrogen compounds which are absorbed by the plants and converted to plant proteins. In the absence of nitrogen no plants will be survived on the earth.
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