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Question
Why is it said that-
Air is a homogeneous mixture of various gases.
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Solution
In the case of air, the majority of it contains nitrogen and oxygen. These gases cannot be readily differentiated from one another, and the air has a uniform composition of these gases throughout. Hence it is a homogenous mixture of various gases.
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