Both Oxygen and Nitrogen Are Present in the Atmosphere as Gases

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Essay

Both oxygen and nitrogen are present in the atmosphere as gases. Oxygen is reactive and nitrogen is relatively inert. What features of the two molecules account for this difference?

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Definitions:

Nutrition

The intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs for growth, energy, and maintenance of health.

Social Psychologist

A specialist in psychology who studies how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.

Stanley Milgram

An American social psychologist best known for his controversial experiments on obedience to authority figures conducted in the 1960s.

Authority Figure

An individual who holds a position of power or control, often within a social, legal, or organizational context, influencing or directing the behavior of others.