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No, oxygen was not always present in the Earth's atmosphere. The oxygen we breathe today was produced by early photosynthetic organisms, like cyanobacteria, around 2.3 billion years ago. This event is known as the Great Oxidation Event.

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How much oxygen does exhaled air contains approximately?

A small percent . exhaled air always contains oxygen .


When there was no oxygen did the water have oxygen in it?

It had to. So yes in a way there always was oxygen. Because if there was no oxygen to would be just hydrogen in the air.


What is always in the air?

Oxygen, nitrogen, and various other gases are always present in the air. These gases are essential for supporting life on Earth.


The lungfish always lives in oxygen-poor water and can do so because?

It can supplement its oxygen by using oxygen from air as well as water.


Why you inhale oxygen only?

when you inhale air into your lungs the concentration of oxygen in the blood can be no greater than that in the air.As the blood reaching the lungs is lower in oxygen there is transfer from the air to the blood stream until the concentrations stabilise.However there is no active transfer.Therefore there will always be Oxygen in exhaled air even if the initial oxygen concentration in the blood is zero as the air oxygen and the blood oxygen will reach a steady state equilibrium


Which contains more oxygen inhaled air or exhaled air?

Inhaled air contains more oxygen than exhaled air. When you breathe in, oxygen is taken into your lungs and absorbed into your bloodstream. When you breathe out, you release carbon dioxide produced by your body and some of the oxygen has been used up.


The air you breathe is made of 21 percent oxygen and 78 percent nitrogen The oxygen in air is the?

It's the oxygen. Since oxygen doesn't dissolve into nitrogen - air is a mixture, not a solution - you can't call it the solute and the nitrogen the solvent, which may have been the answer you thought you were going to get.


When was the air conditioning?

there has always been air conditioning, just not in the condition i want it.


What chemical is always used in burning?

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Is oxygen a air?

Oxygen is in the air.


Why is there oxygen in the air?

Oxygen is present in the air due to photosynthesis, where plants and algae use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. This process has been occurring for billions of years, continually replenishing the Earth's atmosphere with oxygen.


What is the average oxygen level in the air at 5000 ft?

The average oxygen level at 5000 ft is around 18% less than at sea level. This means the oxygen concentration at 5000 ft is approximately 15-16%.